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- Title
The Impacts of a Head Coaching Change on Intercollegiate Student-Athletes.
- Authors
Forsythe, Stacey; Upright, Paula; Mergenthal, Rachel; Jordan, Patricia
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to discover the impacts on intercollegiate student-athletes subsequent to a head coaching change in one mid-major NCAA Division I institution in the Southeast. Using qualitative methodology, specifically interviews and in-depth analysis, three emergent themes were identified: (1) Student-athletes seem to accept head coaching changes, (2) Head coaches are essential to team success, and (3) The student-athlete-coach relationship is the core factor of the intercollegiate experience. All participants articulated a shift in thinking that began with the shock and anxiety of losing a head coach, followed by a discussion of the coach's importance, or unimportance, to the success of the program. Administrators, coaches, and support staff can use this information to provide improved programming for student-athletes who experience such a change.
- Subjects
COLLEGE athletes; ANXIETY; COACHES (Athletics)
- Publication
Kentucky SHAPE JOURNAL, 2019, Vol 56, Issue 2, p73
- ISSN
1071-2577
- Publication type
Article