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Coaching effectiveness: the coach-athlete relationship at its heart
1School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK.
Current Opinion in Psychology
|August 17, 2017
Summary
The coach-athlete relationship is central to effective coaching. Its quality, alongside athlete knowledge and outcomes, forms a system defining coaching success and athlete wellbeing.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Psychology
- Organizational Behavior
Background:
- Coaching is traditionally seen as a means to enhance athlete performance and wellbeing.
- The quality of the coach-athlete relationship is a critical determinant of successful coaching outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose that the coach-athlete relationship is fundamental to the coaching process.
- To describe a systemic model integrating relationship quality, knowledge, and outcomes to define coaching effectiveness.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis and theoretical framework development.
- Literature review on coaching effectiveness, coach-athlete relationships, and learning in sports.
Main Results:
- The coach-athlete relationship quality is identified as the core element in coaching.
- A system is proposed where relationship dynamics, athlete knowledge acquisition, and performance outcomes interact to determine coaching success.
Conclusions:
- The coach-athlete relationship is paramount and should be the central focus of coaching research and practice.
- Coaching effectiveness is best understood as a dynamic system influenced by the quality of interpersonal interactions and achieved outcomes.
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