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Coaches’ implementation strategies in providing social support to Singaporean university athletes: A case study
2019
Coaches are effective providers of social support to their athletes. Although sport-specific measures of social support have been developed to better understand athletes’ perceptions of available support, limited amount of research has addressed how sport coaches implement specific social support strategies. The purpose of this study was to examine university coaches’ implementation strategies in providing various forms of social support to their athletes. A total of eight sport coaches from team and individual sports (four from each sport) were purposefully selected for this study. Coaches were individually interviewed. The interview transcripts were analysed using a thematic analysis. Th…
Concurrent endurance and strength training : neuromuscular, cardiorespiratory and hormonal effects of the exercise order in previously untrained and …
2015
The aim of the present thesis was two-fold. First, to investigate physiological adaptations to concurrent endurance and strength training performed in the same session with different exercise orders (i.e. commencing training with endurance or strength, respectively; E+S vs. S+E) in previously untrained men (n=42) (study 1). Second, to examine physiological adaptations when strength training was always performed immediately after endurance running in the same session (E+S) compared to endurance training alone (E) in recreational endurance runners (n=30) (study 2). In study 1, training consisted of 2 - 3 weekly combined endurance cycling and mixed hypertrophic and maximal strength training se…
Predicting Coaches' Adherence/Dropout: A Prospective Study
2015
The objective of this study was to examine motivational variables based on self-determination theory (SDT) and positive psychology as predictors of coaches' adherence and dropout. A prospective study was performed using a sample of 286 coaches who were tracked over a two-year period. Initially coaches' motivation and psychological need satisfaction were measured; two years later they were contacted and asked if they were still coaching in their original sport. Those who did not were considered as drop-outs for the current study. Logistic binary regression analyses were performed to analyse predictors of persistence and dropout. Need Satisfaction Index (NSI), perceived competence and percei…
Teacher educators' collective professional agency and identity : Transforming marginality to strength
2017
Abstract This study investigated teacher educators' collective professional agency and identity within an identity coaching programme. The participants in the programme were teacher educators from the field of arts and crafts education. Through a shared process involving increased trust and togetherness, the teacher educators became empowered in terms of their collective identity and agency. The study points to the importance of addressing individual narratives and learning pathways in seeking to understand emergent collective agency and identity in professional contexts. Our theoretical contribution includes an advanced understanding of collective identity and agency, and of their close re…
Can Digital Coaching Boost Your Performance? – A Qualitative Study among Physically Active People
2019
The use of sport and wellness technology devices among athletes is highly popular. At the same time the demand for easy to understand, clear, and personalized information is also growing. Instead of numbers, users need and want solutions. Digital coaching can offer solutions for this by providing valuable training data and offering guidance and instructions on how to improve the training. This exploratory study focuses on the experiences, needs, and wants regarding a digital coach application among physically active people, more precisely crosscountry skiers. We found that the digital coach was perceived to have motivational elements. It was also viewed having potential to increase the awar…
Situational and dispositional goals as predictors of perceptions of individual and team improvement, satisfaction and coach ratings among elite femal…
2002
Abstract Objectives. To examine the relationship of the perceived motivational climate created by the coach and dispositional goal orientations of elite female handball players' (a) perceived individual and team improvement in different facets of the game; (b) satisfaction with their own and the team's game; and (c) ratings of the coach. A second aim was to study whether the dependent variables were best predicted by the perceived motivational climate created by the coach and/or the players' dispositional goal orientations. Design. Cross-sectional. Methods: Elite female handball players (n=181) from 14 teams participating in a national handball competition in Spain completed the Spanish mea…
Intervención psicológica en natación adaptada desde la perspectiva del coaching motivacional
2016
Este artículo presenta la intervención psicológica realizada con una mujer deportista de 19 años que presenta una discapacidad física y cuyo objetivo principal es el de acabar una travesía a nado en mar abierto. Para ayudarla en el logro de su meta, se realizan siete sesiones con una frecuencia de una vez a la semana tomando como punto de partida el modelo de coaching motivacional “La Jirafa de Cantón”, donde el psicólogo genera un entorno facilitador para que el cliente descubra y encuentre sus propias soluciones. En cuanto a la evaluación de su eficacia, se utiliza un diseño test-retest con los siguientes instrumentos: “Escala de Autoestima” de Rosenberg (1965), “Escala de Bienestar Psico…
Training Career Practitioners for the Current Context
2020
Training programs for career practitioners continue to increase in both quantity and quality. For example, international opportunities for those interested in career development facilitator training have increased substantially during the past decade. In this chapter we provide highlights of these developments as they have occurred throughout the world. The chapter details the substantial variability that exists regarding the training career practitioners receive. Finally, we make recommendations regarding minimal training standards and the need for more uniform language within our profession. peerReviewed
Coach-athlete perceived congruence between actual and desired emotions in karate competition and training
2018
Coaches can help athletes regulate emotions but would benefit from tools that help them accurately perceive athletes' emotions. In the present study, we investigated the use of video-recorded performances to compare 3 martial artists' ratings of desired and actual emotions with their coach's ratings. Results show how desired emotions progressively fluctuated throughout competition. Furthermore, desired and actual emotions differed between training and performance contexts. Finally, we report correlations between performance and perceived congruence in desired and actual emotions. Cumulatively, results offer support for the video-assisted recall of emotions as an intervention tool in develop…
Izaugsmes veicināšana, kā cilvēkresursu attīstības metode starptautiskā uzņēmumā
2016
Bakalaura darbs “Izaugsmes veicināšana, kā cilvēkresursu attīstības metode starptautiskā uzņēmumā” tika izstrādāts ar mērķi noskaidrot, vai izaugsmes veicināšana jeb koučings spēj ietekmēt darbiniekus individuālajā, komandas un uzņēmuma līmenī īstermiņā. Koučings pasaulē ir ieguvis atpazīstamību un pozitīvu novērtējumu dažādos starptautiskos uzņēmumos dažādās pasaules valstīs, tādēļ, ņemot vērā to, ka Latvijā koučings ir ļoti maz pētīts, autore veic unikālu pētījumu, lai pierādītu koučinga potenciālu un iedrošinātu Latvijas uzņēmumus un sabiedrību kopumā pielietot šo metodi izaugsmes, attīstības veicināšanai, kas spēj ilgtermiņā ietekmēt ne tikai uzņēmuma attīstību, bet arī ekonomikas izaug…