Volume 6(1): September, 2000

COACHING FACTORS

This first issue of Volume 6 of Coaching Science Abstracts reviews articles concerned with coaching actions, descriptions, and parents. The final section includes definitions and descriptions of frequently used coaching science terminology that appears in sport science literature. The listing is not exhaustive.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

    COACHING ACTIONS

  1. INDIVIDUAL ANALYSIS OF OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE

    Komaki, J. (1986). Toward effective supervision; an operant analysis and comparison of managers at work. Journal of Applied Psychology, 71, 270-279.

  2. IGNORE ERRORS AND FOCUS ON WHAT IS DONE WELL IN SKILLED PERFORMANCES

    Buzas, H. P., & Ayllon, T. (1981). Differential reinforcement in coaching tennis skills. Behavior Modification, 5, 372-385.

  3. FREQUENT, CONSISTENT, CONTINGENT COACHING OF RELEVANT BEHAVIORS AFFECTS ATHLETES' SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF COMPETENCE

    Horn, T. S. (1985). Coaches' feedback and changes in children's perceptions of their physical competence. Journal of Educational Psychology, 77, 174-186.

  4. COACHES NEED TO IMPROVE THE COACH-ATHLETE RELATIONSHIP

    Bortoli, L., Robazza, C., & Giabardo, S. (1995). Young athletes' perception of coaches' behavior. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 81, 1217-1218.

  5. COACHES! ATTEND TO ATHLETES' EMOTIONS AND OPINIONS

    Salminen, S., & Liukkonen, J. (1996). Coach-athlete relationship and coaching behavior in training sessions. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 27, 59-67.

  6. COACH ADOLESCENT FEMALES POSITIVELY

    Allen, J. B., & Howe, B. L. (1998). Player ability, coach feedback, and female adolescent athletes' perceived competence and satisfaction. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 20, 280-299.

  7. IF YOU SEE THE FOLLOWING YOU ARE NOT VIEWING A QUALITY PRACTICE

    Brent S. Rushall, personal notes, 1966.

    COACHING DESCRIPTIONS

  8. PERCEPTIONS OF COACHING DIFFER BETWEEN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

    Wilson, K., Woodhouse, D., & Barnes, C. A. (1998). Athlete perceptions of effective coaching behavior: A comparison between junior county and international badminton players. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30(5), Supplement abstract 499.

  9. A COACH'S REACTIONS TO ATHLETE'S PERFORMANCES AFFECTS HOW THEY ARE PERCEIVED BY CHILDREN

    Amorose, A. J., & Weiss, M. R. (1998). Coaching feedback as a source of information about perceptions of ability: A developmental examination. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 20, 395-420.

  10. COACH BURNOUT INFLUENCES ATHLETES' TRAINING RESPONSES

    Vealey, R. S., Armstrong, L., & Comar, W. (1998). Influence of perceived coaching behaviors on burnout and competitive anxiety in female college athletes. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 10, 297-318.

  11. COACH-ATHLETE COMPATIBILITY ASSOCIATED WITH AN ATHLETE'S RESPONSIVENESS TO A COACH'S PROGRAM

    Kenow, L., & Williams, J. M. (1999). Coach-athlete compatibility and athlete's perception of coaching behaviors. Journal of Sport Behavior, 22, 251-260.

  12. YOUTH ATHLETES AND PARENTS PREFER DIFFERENT COACHING STYLES

    Martin, S. B., Jackson, A. W., Richardson, P. A., & Weiller, K. H. (1999). Coaching preferences of adolescent youths and their parents. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 11, 247-262.

  13. EXPECTATIONS FOR, AND APPRAISALS OF, ATHLETIC ABILITY AFFECT THE TYPE OF FEEDBACK EMITTED BY A COACH

    Ciapponi, T. M., Golden, A. J., Jr., Martin, A. D., & Solomon, G. B (1998). Coach expectations and differential feedback: Perceptual flexibility revisited. Journal of Sport Behavior, 21, 298-310.

  14. COACHES BEHAVIORS CONFLICT WITH THOSE THAT EVOKE THE BEST RESPONSES FROM ATHLETES

    Chase, M. A., Lirgg, C. D., & Feltz, D. L. (1997) Do coaches' efficacy expectations for their teams predict team performance? The Sport Psychologist, 11, 8-22.

  15. SOME COLLEGE COACHES DO NOT COACH WELL

    Solomon, G. B., Striegel, D. A., Eliot, J. F., Heon, S. N. MISSING NAMES. (1996). The self-fulfilling prophecy in college basketball: Implications for effective coaching. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 8, 44-59.

  16. COACHES AND TRAINING ZONES

    Dr. Joel M Stager, Director of the Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; personal communication (1999). .

    PARENTS IN SPORT

  17. CHILDREN IN SPORT - A POEM FOR PARENTS

    Fitzsimons, P. (07/08/2000) Child's play. The Sydney Morning Herald.

  18. SOME THINGS TO SAY TO PARENTS

    Jeffrey Bond (no date). Canberra, ACT: Australian Institute of Sport..

  19. WHAT EVERY PARENT SHOULD REMEMBER ABOUT SPORT

    Fitzsimons, P. (05/06/1997) The Sydney Morning Herald.

  20. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN SPORT BENEFICIAL TO ATHLETES

    Hoyle, R. H., & Leff, S. S. (1997). The role of parental involvement in youth sport participation and performance. Adolescence, 32, 233-243.

    COACHING SCIENCE TERMINOLOGY

  21. PHYSIOLOGY DEFINITIONS

    (Brent S. Rushall).

  22. ENERGY SYSTEMS

    Armstrong, N., & Welsman, J. (1997). Children in sport and exercise: Bioenergetics and anaerobic exercise. British Journal of Physical Education, 28(1), 3-6.

  23. BASIC CONCEPTS IN MUSCLE FUNCTION

    Hinkle, C. Z. (1997). Fundamentals of anatomy and movement. St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

  24. BLOOD AND URINE LABORATORY TEST EXPLANATIONS

    (Brent S. Rushall).

  25. TYPES OF MUSCLE FIBERS

    (Brent S. Rushall).

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