Predictors and Outcomes of Coaching Efficacy in Division II and III Collegiate Coaches
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Authors
Shields, Bryan
Issue Date
2002
Type
Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
Perception of efficacy plays a major role in sports, not just in the athlete, but also in the
coach and team. There has yet to be a widely agreed upon scale for measuring efficacy in
sports. With a variety of measurement tools, a positive correlation has been found
between self-efficacy and sport performance. This investigation examined proposed
sources and dimensions of coaching efficacy (CE) as well as the relationship between CE
and team variables in collegiate coaches. An analysis examining the predictiveness of the
sources (social support, perceived team ability, previous winning percentage, career
winning percentage) to the CE subscales was significant. Analyses revealed that three of
the four CE equations were significant: motivation, character building, and game
strategy. For men's teams, analyses indicated that coaching efficacy was a significant
predictor of all proposed outcomes: winning percentage, coaches' efficacy-enhancing
behaviors, and team satisfaction. For female teams analyses indicated that CE was a
significant predictor of only coaches' efficacy-enhancing behaviors.
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vi, 40 p.
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