Athlete-centred coaching: perspectives from the sideline

Bowles, Richard; O’Dwyer, Anne-Marie

doi:10.1080/21640629.2019.1649901

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“…As a result, the leadership style of physical education teachers and coaches in sports education is characterized as instructing players on what to do, with the athlete's responsibility to listen, absorb, and comply. According to [1], coach-centered leadership is a debilitating type of leadership that takes ownership and control of sporting activities from players. Coaches who use a more player-centered approach motivate and empower their athletes to control the coaching process [2].…”

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Player-Centred Sports Teaching in Enhancing Decision Making in Field Hockey

Wisnu¹,

Muhammad²,

Hidayat³

et al. 2022

Proceedings of the 6th Batusangkar International Conference, BIC 2021, 11 - 12 October, 2021, Batusangkar-West Sumatra, Indones

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This study explores a pedagogical scheme in player-focused sports coaching that improves decision-making in Field Hockey. The study was conducted with 33 field hockey players and three coaches. Sports activities were carried out for eight weeks, in which ten sessions were carried out. Data were collected by observation, teaching, and learning components of each session focusing on decision-making. Actions are counted during a game session to identify the accompanying decision-making opportunities. Through interviews, players in their alternate roles coach their views and techniques to improve player decision-making. Data were analyzed using the Mann Whitney U-test to assess differences in outcomes between regular sessions and sessions for player-centered decision-making enhancement activities. The findings indicate that players in their alternative roles engage seriously with peers value responsibility and autonomy in the leading position during activities, and hockey teaching supports participants in strategic actions to improve decision-making. On the other hand, the results reveal the dominance of the coach, with a lot of instruction in activities, which can reduce the decision-making ability of the players.

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“…Athlete autonomy emphasizes giving athletes the freedom to make decisions with the explicit aim of enabling them to make decisions, create better levels of encouragement, and learn how to come up with solutions [3]. [1] Describe how empowered players are actively encouraged to encourage and shape their sporting activities.…”

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Player-Centred Sports Teaching in Enhancing Decision Making in Field Hockey

Wisnu¹,

Muhammad²,

Hidayat³

et al. 2022

Proceedings of the 6th Batusangkar International Conference, BIC 2021, 11 - 12 October, 2021, Batusangkar-West Sumatra, Indones

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“…The theories attempt to build concrete systems regarding effective training for motor skills. Athlete-centered exercise [3] is one of the recent trends in the field. We can learn the effective motor skills depending on the game situations in team sports.…”

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Statistical Extraction Method for Revealing Key Factors from Posture before Initiating Successful Throwing Technique in Judo

Kato

Yamagiwa

2021

Sensors

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Many methods such as biomechanics and coaching have been proposed to help people learn a certain movement. There have been proposals for methods to discover characteristics of movement based on information obtained from videos and sensors. Especially in sports, it is expected that these methods can provide hints to improve movement skills. However, conventional methods focus on individual movements, and do not consider cases where external factors influence the movement, such as combat sports. In this paper, we propose a novel method called the Extraction for Successful Movement method (XSM method). Applying the method, this paper focuses on throwing techniques in judo to discover key factors that induce successful throwing from the postures right before initiating the throwing techniques. We define candidate factors by observing the video scenes where the throwing techniques are successfully performed. The method demonstrates the significance of the key factors according to the predominance of factors by χ2 test and residual analysis. Applying the XSM method to the dataset obtained from the videos of the Judo World Championships, we demonstrate the validity of the method with discussing the key factors related to the successful throwing techniques.

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“…Alongside mixed definitional understandings that continue to frustrate academics and practitioners alike, 8,11 there is also a paucity of practical resources to help guide coaches in their approach towards person-centred coaching. 12 This issue is partially addressed by a number of pedagogical models that are rooted in Kidman's 2 original conception of athlete-centredness as one of empowering athletes to be autonomous decision makers. Often referred to collectively as non-linear or constructivist pedagogies, which include work related to teaching games for understanding (TGfU), 13 game sense, 14 non-linear pedagogy, 15 constraints-led coaching, 16 and positive pedagogy.…”

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“…16 Building upon Kidman's 17 work, our understanding of person-centredness has also been closely aligned with the philosophy of humanism that promotes a more holistic approach to developing the whole person, as opposed to just the athlete. 12 The idea that coaches should consider the needs of their athletes as their primary concern is inherently appealing, however whether this happens in reality is something questioned in the literature. 5,18 Denison et al 18 suggest real world coaching is so infused with power dynamics that practice rarely allows athletes’ needs to be genuinely placed at the centre of affairs, and that the disciplinary frameworks that characterize modern sport, frequently stand in the way of athlete-centred intent.…”

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Characteristics of a person-centred coaching approach

Garner

Roberts

Baker

et al. 2022

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Within this paper we propose a need to better understand what is meant by a person-centred approach to coaching and in particular, to consider the intention that drives coach behaviours. Much of the extant coaching literature focuses on pedagogical models and theories of learning; without detracting from this important body of work, we suggest that a holistic approach requires a greater focus on coaches’ inter- and intra- personal knowledge. In this paper, video stimulated recall was used to guide interviews with Alpine ski coaches, to explore their thought processes and intentions behind person-centred delivery. The findings suggest these coaches adopted other-centred intentions that are facilitated by an accurate self-assessment, a big picture perspective and a willingness to learn. Consequently, the concept of humility is proposed as a guiding principle for person-centred coaching, and a conceptual model (POWA) is presented as a solution to the challenges we identify throughout the paper.

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Athlete-centred coaching: perspectives from the sideline

Cited by 24 publications

References 41 publications

Player-Centred Sports Teaching in Enhancing Decision Making in Field Hockey

Player-Centred Sports Teaching in Enhancing Decision Making in Field Hockey

Statistical Extraction Method for Revealing Key Factors from Posture before Initiating Successful Throwing Technique in Judo

Characteristics of a person-centred coaching approach

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