Mulvenna, C, Leslie-Walker, A, Wadsworth, N and Moran, M (2022) Understanding the Coach's Role in Identifying and Meeting the Motivations of Soccer Players. Journal of Sport Behavior, 44 (3). pp. 376-392. ISSN 0162-7341

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Abstract

The motivational climate created by the coach is important for the quality of motivation exhibited by players. However, limited research exists investigating if a coach is aware of the motivations held by their players. As such this study investigated the motivations of semi-elite soccer players taking part in club coaching sessions and identified the way in which coaches planned and delivered structured coaching sessions, to address the reasons their players had for attending coaching sessions. Using a qualitative approach with 21 adult soccer players and two soccer coaches, findings from this study highlight a dissonance is apparent between the coaches understanding of their player’s motivational climate and the soccer player’s motivation. Formal, pre-planned methods to meet player’s motivation for participation were not followed suggesting that although the coach may play a major role as a facilitator of the motivational climate this is not achieved through a structured process.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports > GV711 Coaching G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports
Divisions:	Sport & Exercise Sciences
Publisher:	University of South Alabama
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	23 Mar 2023 11:41
Last Modified:	23 Mar 2023 11:41
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/19079

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