Date of Award
5-2010
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
First Advisor
James O. Upchurch
Second Advisor
Scott Armstrong
Third Advisor
Houston Thompson
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery
Abstract
This study collected data both quantitatively and qualitatively on athletes’ perceptions of their current coaches and whether these perceptions influenced individual performance and team satisfaction as perceived by the athlete. Athletes at two community colleges participated (n=145) in the quantitative portion, the Athletes’ Perceptions of Effective Coaching Traits Questionnaire (APECT-Q), along with five being interviewed. Overall, on the APECT-Q it was found that athletes at the two schools felt their coach’s behaviors/traits did moderately to strongly influence their performance and team satisfaction. Conclusions and implications from both a theoretical and empirical perspective were discussed in an effort to continue to enhance and understand the coach/player interpersonal dynamic.
Recommended Citation
Holstein, David Brent, "College Athletes' Perceptions of Effective Coaching Behaviors and How Perceptions Influence Individual Performance and Team Satisfaction" (2010). Ed.D. Dissertations. 7.
https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/edd_diss/7
Included in
Community College Leadership Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Social Psychology and Interaction Commons, Sports Sciences Commons
Comments
Ed.D. dissertation completed in 2010 for Olivet Nazarene University.