Good quality coach-athlete relationships are associated with satisfaction with performance, personal treatment and training, higher motivation and physical self-concept, and greater team cohesion and collective efficacy¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Athletes and coaches who perceive the relationship as mutually trusting, respectful, committed and co-operative are more likely to be satisfied with performance, personal treatment, training and instruction, experience higher motivation and physical self-concept, and enjoy higher team cohesion and collective efficacy. → Jowett 2017

Evidence¶

Jowett 2017¶

Jowett, S. (2017). Coaching Effectiveness: The Coach-Athlete Relationship at its Heart. Current Opinion in Psychology, 16, 154-158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.05.006

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review summarises quantitative research on consequent variables of relationship quality, reporting that athletes with good quality relationships receive better coaching from their coaches. Separate cited studies link quality to satisfaction, motivation, physical self-concept, team cohesion and collective efficacy; no effect sizes are printed in the review text.

"Research also suggests that athletes with good quality coach-athlete relationships receive better coaching from their coaches [33]."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The quality of the coach-athlete relationship as defined by the 4Cs is instrumental to performance success and wellbeing — a broader claim this one bears on
• Coach-athlete relationship and coach leadership or behaviours considered together are better predictors of athletes' and coaches' outcomes than either alone — related
• Same-gender coach-athlete dyads perceive higher relationship quality (closeness, commitment, complementarity) than other-gender dyads — related
• Adolescent motivation research relies almost exclusively on student self-report of relationships, with dyadic and non-dyadic configurations both common — related