Understanding the interaction between coaches’ and athletes’ beliefs about sport development
Class
Article
Graduation Year
2017
College
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
Department
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Department
Faculty Mentor
Matt Vierimaa
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Abstract
Kyle Black
A01479521
USU SRS Abstract
Objective:
The purpose of this study is to understand the implicit beliefs of youth athletes and their coaches in order to help increase their enjoyment in sport. This is important because depending on the type of mindset (growth/fixed) that an athlete and a coach have could impact their views in sport. At this point, the relationship between coach and athlete implicit beliefs (i.e., growth vs. fixed mindset) motivation and happiness has not been researched. We hypothesize that by having a growth mindset, athletes and coaches will be more motivated to continue their growth in a sport atmosphere. This will be an ongoing study where preliminary findings will be presented at the SRS.
Methods:
Participants in this study include athletes ages 15-18 and their adult head coaches. All participants are a part of a club or non-high school team. The goal is to have 20 teams participate in the study. All participants will complete a 15 minute paper and pencil survey comprised of measures related to their implicit beliefs, enjoyment, and developmental experiences in sport. Data will be analyzed on SPSS using a regression model where motivation and enjoyment will be the dependent variables and the athletes and coaches’ mindset (lay beliefs) will be the independent variable.
Location
Room 154
Start Date
4-13-2017 1:30 PM
End Date
4-13-2017 2:45 PM
Understanding the interaction between coaches’ and athletes’ beliefs about sport development
Room 154
Kyle Black
A01479521
USU SRS Abstract
Objective:
The purpose of this study is to understand the implicit beliefs of youth athletes and their coaches in order to help increase their enjoyment in sport. This is important because depending on the type of mindset (growth/fixed) that an athlete and a coach have could impact their views in sport. At this point, the relationship between coach and athlete implicit beliefs (i.e., growth vs. fixed mindset) motivation and happiness has not been researched. We hypothesize that by having a growth mindset, athletes and coaches will be more motivated to continue their growth in a sport atmosphere. This will be an ongoing study where preliminary findings will be presented at the SRS.
Methods:
Participants in this study include athletes ages 15-18 and their adult head coaches. All participants are a part of a club or non-high school team. The goal is to have 20 teams participate in the study. All participants will complete a 15 minute paper and pencil survey comprised of measures related to their implicit beliefs, enjoyment, and developmental experiences in sport. Data will be analyzed on SPSS using a regression model where motivation and enjoyment will be the dependent variables and the athletes and coaches’ mindset (lay beliefs) will be the independent variable.