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Dimensions of Athlete-Coach Relationship and Sport Anxiety as Predictors of the Changes in Psychomotor and Motivational Welfare of Child Athletes after the Implementation of the Psychological Workshops for Coaches

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  • Dominika Wilczyńska

    (Physical Education and Social Sciences Department, Gdańsk Unversity of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdańsk, Poland)

  • Tamara Walczak-Kozłowska

    (Division of Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, Department of the Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland)

  • David Alarcón

    (Social Anthropology, Basic Psychology and Public Health Department, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Seville, Spain)

  • Dominika Zakrzewska

    (Physical Education and Social Sciences Department, Gdańsk Unversity of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdańsk, Poland)

  • Jose Carlos Jaenes

    (Social Anthropology, Basic Psychology and Public Health Department, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Seville, Spain)

Abstract

(1) Background: Coach workshops based on seven principles (inspiration, explanation, expectation, support, reward, appreciation, growth, and winning) enhance the sport experience of adult athletes. Here, we report effects of such workshops with coaches of child athletes and the predictors of those changes. (2) Methods: Study participants were 8 coaches of 57 children aged between 9 and 12 years old (girls practicing gymnastics and boys practicing football). Three coaches of 28 children attended three workshops over 12 weeks, while a control group of 5 coaches of 29 children attended no workshops. Measures of motivation, relationships, anxiety, and psychomotor performance were taken on children before and after the intervention. (3) Results: There were significant effects of the workshop on motivation and psychomotor performance. The analysis of the predictors the intervention used in this study might be effective for enhancing psychomotor performance and motivation while considering components of Athlete-Coach relationship and anxiety levels as moderators. (4) Conclusions: The beneficial effects of the workshop are encouraging but need to be investigated with higher numbers of coaches and children from various sport disciplines.

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  • Dominika Wilczyńska & Tamara Walczak-Kozłowska & David Alarcón & Dominika Zakrzewska & Jose Carlos Jaenes, 2022. "Dimensions of Athlete-Coach Relationship and Sport Anxiety as Predictors of the Changes in Psychomotor and Motivational Welfare of Child Athletes after the Implementation of the Psychological Workshop," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-13, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:6:p:3462-:d:771473
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