The aim of the present article is to outline a heuristic model that facilitates movement toward
an integrated understanding of the youth sport system. We define the youth sport system as …

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 …

The study examined the independent and combined effects of coach leadership and
coaching relationships on team efficacy. A total of 150 sport performers from football teams …

This study examined the extent to which athletes' perceptions of their relationship with their
coach add to the prediction of team cohesion beyond what is predicted by perceptions of …

The main aim of the research was to examine the relationship between motivational
orientations and parents' behavior with regard to the players' motivational orientation …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between young athletes'
perceptions of the caring climate on their soccer teams to their enjoyment, attitudes and …

Sport Psychology is an essential introduction to the field's key issues, suitable for
psychology, sport science and sport studies students at all levels. Encompassing the history …

Grounded in self‐determination theory, this study aimed to examine the links of the social
environment, as defined by coach interpersonal behaviors and coach–athlete relationships …