The aim of this paper is to present a preliminary taxonomy of six controlling strategies,
primarily based on the parental and educational literatures, which we believe are employed …

Sport scientists have examined numerous factors influencing the acquisition and
manifestation of high levels of performance. These factors can be divided into variables …

Coaching is a vital factor for success in sport at all levels. Sport Coaching Concepts offers a
comprehensive introduction to the theoretical issues that underpin sport coaching practice …

Coaching is a central feature of sport at all levels. This groundbreaking new text is the first to
offer a comprehensive introduction to the conceptual issues that underpin sports coaching …

Research in the coaching effectiveness area has been conducted under the general
assumption that coaches exert a large influence not only on the performance and behavior …

We tested a model of the associations between students' perceptions of their physical
education teacher's controlling behaviour, perceptions of basic psychological need …

We examined the practice activities and instructional behaviours employed by 25 youth
soccer coaches during 70 different practice sessions. We evaluated the extent to which …

Researchers have investigated how elite or expert coaches learn to coach, but very few
have investigated this process with coaches at the recreational or developmental …

Coaches are central to talent development in youth soccer and what they say and do
impacts on players' achievements and well-being. Researchers have systematically …

Background: Despite an increasing recognition of the existence of a process of coaching,
and a resulting increase in research activity, there remains a lack of a clear conceptual base …