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- Title
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRAINERS' COACHING STYLES AND YOUNG FOOTBALL PLAYERS' MOTIVATION.
- Authors
Ercegovac, Ina Reić; Jukić, Tonća; Kegalj, Ana
- Abstract
Starting from the behaviourist and constructivist principles of teaching and coaching and motivation of young athletes in the context of self-determination theory, this paper discusses the relationship between different types of the motivation of young football players and the preferred coaching styles of their trainers. A study was conducted on a sample of N = 132 young football players, aged 12 to 18, and N = 12 coaches in one large Croatian football club. General data questionnaires were applied in sub-samples of players and coaches for gathering data on age, length of coaching, length of work experience of coaches, type of coaching education completed, and daily and weekly time commitment in coaching. The trainers also filled out a Coaching Style Assessment Questionnaire designed for this research, while players completed an adapted version of The Behavioural Regulation in Sport Questionnaire for assessing motivation for training and playing football in the context of self-determination theory. The results showed a high level of intrinsic motivation in young players but also pointed to the important role of coaching styles for players' motivation, especially the intrinsic ones. Specifically, the results confirmed the significant contribution of encouraging autonomy and commitment during training in explaining individual differences in young players' intrinsic motivation. For the level of extrinsic motivation, the selected predictors were not significant. The results were interpreted in the context of the previously mentioned theoretical frameworks and limitations of the research were highlighted. Implications of the results were discussed with the emphasis on the importance of educating all stakeholders involved in the training process of young football players.
- Subjects
FOOTBALL players; FOOTBALL coaching
- Publication
Research in Kinesiology, 2020, Vol 48, Issue 1/2, p3
- ISSN
1857-7679
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.46705/rik201-2003re