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Haerens, L.; Vansteenkiste, M.; De Meester, A.; Delrue, J.; Tallir, I.; Vande Broek, G.; Goris, W.; Aelterman, N. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2018
Background: According to Self-Determination Theory, teachers and sport coaches can differ in the motivating style they rely upon to motivate young people. When endorsing an autonomy-supportive motivating style, instructors try to identify, vitalize, and nurture youngsters' inner motivational resources. In contrast, instructors with a dominant…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Athletes, Physical Education, Motivation Techniques
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Rocchi, Meredith; Couture, A. Lauren – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2018
Background: Within the field of coach development, previous research has ascertained that elite coaches learn through a variety of formal, non-formal, and informal sources. Little is known, however, about how coaches from different coaching contexts such as recreational and developmental learn to coach. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Recreational Programs, Online Surveys, Questionnaires, Athletic Coaches
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Mallett, Clifford J.; Rossi, Tony; Rynne, Steven B.; Tinning, Richard – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2016
Background and Purpose: Given the turbulent and highly contested environment in which professional coaches work, a prime concern to coach developers is how coaches learn their craft. Understanding the learning and development of senior coaches (SCs) and assistant coaches (ACs) in the Australian Football League (AFL--the peak organisation for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Athletic Coaches, Team Sports, Clubs
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Nelson, Lee; Cushion, Christopher; Potrac, Paul – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2013
Background: Coach education has been identified as a key vehicle for raising the standard of coaching practice. However, the existing body of literature suggests that coach education has had a limited impact on the learning and development of coaching practitioners. In this respect, it has been contended that coach educations ills might be…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Team Sports
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Vella, Stewart A.; Oades, Lindsay G.; Crowe, Trevor P. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2013
Background: The goals of participation youth sports are primarily concerned with the facilitation of positive youth development as opposed to outright success. Consequently, there are strong theoretical and empirical links between sports coaching and athlete development. Transformational leadership behaviours, in particular, have been…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Team Sports, Leadership Styles, Adolescent Development
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McCullick, Bryan A.; Lux, Karen M.; Belcher, Donald G.; Davies, Nigel – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: The literature on those who choose to become PE teachers received healthy attention in the late twentieth century but has been largely ignored since. Querying those PETE majors in first decade of the new century enables PETE faculty to have updated and pertinent knowledge of their charges. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Evidence, Majors (Students), Teaching (Occupation), Middle Class