an investigation of coaches' leadership styles and their effects on athletes' behaviors and incentives can help improve coach-athlete relationship and adopt better decisions and planning. this study aimed at investigating the relationship between coaches’ leadership styles and group cohesion in first division futsal league of mazandaran province. the statistical population consisted o...

the aim of this study was to evaluate those factors influencing tax evasion in professional coaches and athletes. to collect the study literature, review of related literature and interview with professional professors; then, those factors affecting tax invasion were extracted and a questionnaire was designed with 32 items. the statistical population consisted of 1. professional professors of p...

the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between coaches' bases of power and athletes’ satisfaction in female handball players of iran pro league. the study used a descriptive – correlation approach and was carried out as a field study. the population of the study consisted of all female handball players in iran pro league; statistical sample consisted of 115 handball players....

During this study, 10 expert coaches were interviewed to examine their views on aspects of their individual coaching practice. Four themes emerged from the interviews: (a) the long-term approach, (b) the authentic coaching environment, (c) creating a learning environment, and (d) the quality and quantity of training sessions. These coaches were consistent in their attempts to facilitate learnin...

A significant share of rowers does not have access to professional supervision by coaches. However, proper technique is a key component for both success in competitions and to prevent injuries or long-term induced postural deformity. In cooperation with national rowing coaches we developed a sensor system to continuously monitor the rower's seat position. It allows offline data analysis and com...

The purpose of the study was to identify the level of coaching efficacy among a group of high school coaches so as to gain an insight for planning future coach preparation programs. In this study, the Coaching Efficacy Scale was used to assess the efficacy of high school coaches in four dimensions: Motivating Athletes, Strategy Use, Coaching Techniques, and Character Building. Results indicated...

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the empathic accuracy of coach–athlete dyads participating in team and individual sports. Method: An adaptation of Ickes’s [2001. Measuring empathic accuracy. In J. A. Hall & F. J. Bernieri (Eds.), Interpersonal sensitivity (pp. 219–242). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates] unstructured dyadic interaction paradigm was used to a...

Athletes, coaches, sports scientists and staff work together to achieve laurels for their country. However, fierce competition internationally puts enormous pressure on athletes coaches. Excelling in the Olympics requires training technique, talent, physiology, psychology, biomechanics, nutrition, etc. Bad techniques practices can affect desired outcomes. As a apprentice, an attempt has been ma...

PURPOSE Winning several national championships is an extraordinary feat that very few university coaches have accomplished. The objective of this study was to investigate how some of Canada's most accomplished university team-sport coaches created and sustained a culture of excellence in their programs. METHOD Six university coaches who had won more than 30 national titles participated in thi...

Careers in coaching are a relatively new phenomenon in the UK and at present appear to be limited to the performance coach. This study, using an interview approach, examined the transition of expert coaches (n = 9) through various stages in their careers. The main aim of this study was to ascertain if expert coaches could explain the process of their development to perceived expert status. The ...