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Notes
- Abstract:
- The history of sport has proved the necessity for superior coaching as an essential component of excellence in sport. Coaches such as John Wooden of the UCLA Bruins, Sparky Anderson of the Cincinnati Reds and Phil Jackson of the Chicago Bulls are just a few individuals known by their peers as “great” coaches. The setting of sport lends itself to the phenomenon of coaching greatness; however very few researchers have explored this notion. Overwhelmingly, the notion of a win/loss record and visibility has been the criteria for determining which coaches are considered great. This focus allows for a gamete of characteristics exuded by the coach to go unnoticed. Until a study by Becker (2009), perspectives of athletes who had experienced great coaches hadn’t been studied. Her study solely looked at the team sport athletes’ experience. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study was to explore individual sport athletes’ perceptions of coaching greatness. This was achieved by conducting a total of 15 in-depth phenomenological interviews with individual sport athletes. Participants were 18 – 27 years old, who have competed or are currently competing at the collegiate level. Analyses of the transcripts revealed a thematic structure that included Credibility, Player’s Coach, Personality, Goals, and Atmosphere as the five determining factors of great coaching. The results provide insight into enhancing the coaching process for individual sport athletes as well as provide potential implications for coaching education.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (M.S.)--Barry University, 2014.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-135).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Andrew Solow.. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- GV351.S65 2014_SolowAndrew ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- GV351.S65 2014 ( lcc )
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