Highlights•The essence of coaching effectiveness has yet to be agreed and
captured.•Proliferation of coaching conceptualisations limits its systematic study.•Coaching …

The aim of this paper is to present a motivational model of the coach–athlete relationship
that describes how coaches may influence athletes' motivation. In line with cognitive …

The coach-athlete relationship and social support are stressors that impact athletes' well-
being, however, most research in this area focusses on the relationship between these …

Background: The goals of participation youth sports are primarily concerned with the
facilitation of positive youth development as opposed to outright success. Consequently …

Mental representations play a central role in the control and organization of actions.
Regardless of whether a surgeon is selecting the appropriate instrument for an operation or …

The present two-study paper examined the role of communication strategies that athletes
use to develop their coach-athlete relationship. Study 1 examined the mediating role of …

The present study aimed to examine associations between the quality of the coach-athlete
relationship and athlete exhaustion by assessing physiological and cognitive …

This study examined how outstanding high school football coaches developed life skills in
their players. In-depth phone interviews were conducted with 10 outstanding coaches …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between perceived coaching
behavior (autonomy-supportive and controlling), communication, coach–athlete relationship …

In this study, we investigated the notion that giving voice to athletes is an important aspect to
creating a psychologically safe environment which can then feed into maintaining good …