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Players' and coaches' perceptions of soccer coaches' specific leadership behaviours
This research has examined players' and coaches' perceptions of the specific leadership behaviours of soccer coaches. The research was comprised two studies, the first a quantitative study and the second a qualitative study. Both studies focused on researching Yuki's (1989, 1994) 14 specific …
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The Rowing Coaches
The Rowing Coaches is about friendship, money, love, loss, and rowing. It chronicles the turning point in the lives of three friends who are professional rowing coaches. The friends are Don Bestos, Bill Maxwell, and Bergman, men who are or were at the very top of their sport, and now question their …
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How coaches influence referee decisions
The work elaborates on the question if coaches in non-professional soccer can influence referee decisions. Modeled from a principal-agent perspective, the managing referee boards can be seen as the principal. They aim at facilitating a fair competition which is in accordance with the existing rules …
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The Effectiveness of Literacy Coaches as Perceived by School Administrators, Classroom Teachers, and Literacy Coaches
School districts are hiring literacy coaches to provide professional development and followup support for teachers as a means to improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement in reading. A paucity of research exists reflecting a clear analysis of the factors which can be used to determine …
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Nutrition Knowledge of NCAA Division I College Athletes, Coaches, Athletic Trainers and Strength and Conditioning Coaches
<p>Over the past few decades, the topic of nutrition has become increasingly popular in the sports industry. More athletes and sports professionals are realizing the effect that proper nutrition has on athletic performance. With inadequate nutrition knowledge, athletes can negatively impact their …
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Apologia in Coaches' Post-game Rhetoric
… field. Through examining transcripts of losing coaches’ post-game press conferences reproduced online at <NFL.com>, progress was made into outlining sports apologia’s position in society. Llewellyn’s “coachtalk” theory (2003) served as the foundation for a coding system that analyzed 45 …
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Peak moments: the experience of coaches
… and ‘critical moments’ for coachees and coaches discuss the cognitive and not the phenomenological experience. This study aspires to address this gap in the coaching literature. Using a heuristic approach, ten UK coaches with a minimum of eight years’ experience were interviewed about …
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What is emotional labour for coaches?
… interviews and group discussions with 15 coaches and supervisors of coaching surfaced instances of EL both in and out of the coaching ‘room’. Coaches described their experiences and contexts where EL was present, and the ‘display rules’ to which they were striving to adhere. EL in coaching …
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Exploring predictors of sport commitment in coaches
… few studies have examined sport commitment of coaches however, these did not assess two commitment dimensions per se (functional or “want to” and obligatory or “have to” commitment to sport), rather each has measured certain predictor variables and inferred commitment dimensions based on …
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Arousal and behaviour of coaches during competition
… psychophysiological arousal levels of basketball coaches and their behaviour during the match. Study one examined the relationship between coaches' behaviour and arousal level. Trait anxiety was measured at the commencement of the study, using the Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT). Study 2 was …
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Positive Psychology Toolkit for Coaches: Book Proposal
… that can also serve as stand-alone tools for coaches as they apply the positive psychology principles in their coaching practices. The sample chapters include Gratitude and Visualization. The framework for each chapter includes 9 sections: Definitions and Descriptions, Research, Coaching …
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Lesbian coaches: Personal perspectives on being out
… in-depth interviews with eight high performance coaches who identify as lesbian, it was possible to identify and describe the essence of their experiences being out lesbians in elite coaching. The data were analyzed using an inductive phenomenological analysis procedure. The six themes that …
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Athletes vs. Coaches: Perspectives on Social Media
… perceptions of social media in athletes and coaches. Previous research has not given a thorough examination of social media’s effects on coaches, or the consequences of social media for meaningful relations between coach and athlete. Previous literature suggests that not only do athletes not …
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Stress Among NCAA Division II Head Coaches
… identify factors that create stress among head coaches at the National Association Athletic Association Division II level. Data was collected through a demographic questionnaire and the Coaching Issues Survey (CIS), a tool used to measure specific factors that may create stress among coaches. …
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Burnout in boy's high school basketball coaches
… and junior varsity head high school basketball coaches. The subjects were all male coaches (n=64) from twenty-four counties in southwestern Virginia. The multiple regression analyses indicated that role ambiguity and role conflict did not differentiate a higher level of burnout. The remaining …
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Helping Coaches Help Themselves: The Impact of The Mindfulness Training for Coaches (MTC) Program on Coaching, Stress, and Emotion Management
… alike agree that coaching is a stressful job and coaches are not well-equipped to handle the stress (Frey, 2007; Giges et al., 2004). Furthermore, coaches themselves admit they are not always able to shield their athletes from their stress and may even transfer it to their athletes (Olusoga et …
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Impact Of Instructional Coaches On Elementary Mathematical Achievement
… Johnson & Johnson, 2002). </p> <p>Instructional coaches have become a norm for many districts across the U. S. as districts seek to draw knowledge and leadership from mastery level teachers as they help improve everyday teaching and student learning. This study evaluates the impact of …
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An investigation into university football coaches' team talks
Team talks have been defined as coaches gathering the players of their team in order for the coach’s thoughts to be delivered to the team, a practice common across team sports (Vargas-Tonsing and Bartholomew 2006). This study investigated the team talks of university football coaches from two …
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