Research in the coaching effectiveness area has been conducted under the general
assumption that coaches exert a large influence not only on the performance and behavior …

The primary purpose of this study was to explore athlete experiences of great coaching. A
total of 18 in-depth phenomenological interviews were conducted with elite level athletes (9 …

Presenting an overview of coaching and coach education research as well as suggestions
for future study is a tremendous challenge considering the amount of coaching literature. A …

This paper is an investigation of organizational stress in elite athletes. Fifteen elite athletes
from the UK were interviewed with regard to potential sources of organizational stress in …

The relationship between perceived leadership behaviors and team cohesion in high school
and junior college baseball and softball teams was researched. Study participants, 307 …

There exists a wealth of research examining the effects of democratic and autocratic
leadership on group productivity and member satisfaction; however, past reviews of this …

In two studies, the relationship between adolescent athletes' skill development and
perceived coach behavior as well as motivation climate was investigated. In Study 1, 119 …

Background: Winning and losing have consistently been used as one criterion upon which
to evaluate coaches. Since winning coaches have long been thought of as knowledgeable …

The coach-athlete relationship is examined and its connections with the observed behaviour
of coaches in training sessions explored. A survey of 68 Finnish coaches and their 400 …

Multidimensional models of leadership in sport suggest that in order to maximize
performance there should be congruence between the actual coaching behaviour and …