How coaches can increase athlete enjoyment and commitment

How a coach interacts with athletes can be significant predictor of athletes’ enjoyment and intentions to stay in sport. A study of 202 elite-level artistic swimmers from 22 countries showed that athletes under the guidance of democratic-style coaches reported elevated levels of athletic enjoyment and expressed greater intent to pursue their athletic careers. This finding…

Cultural competence in sport research

If you’ve heard the expression, “It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it,” then you know that emotional expression plays an important role in how others perceive what you say and do. Research shows that coaches’ emotional expressions influence athletes’ experiences in different ways depending on how emotions are socially and culturally…

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