Coaching Efficacy as a Predictor of Leadership Style in Intercollegiate Athletics

The Relation of Coaching Context and Coach Education to Coaching Efficacy and Perceived Leadership Behaviors in Youth Sport

“…All variables were normally distributed. The mean score for coaching efficacies were quite high, as has been typically found in previous studies (e.g., Feltz et al, 1999;Sullivan & Kent, 2003). The scores for leadership behavior were also moderate to high, which is consistent with previous research (see Chelladurai, 2007).…”

“…Models of both the coaching process (Horn, 2008) and CE (Feltz et al, 1999) have noted that behavior is an outcome of efficacy. Subsequent research has supported this relationship in high school (Feltz et al, 1999) and collegiate athletes (Sullivan & Kent, 2003). Thus, the current results offer further support for this relationship, particularly for perceived coaching behaviors, by establishing it within youth sport.…”

“…Although studies on the efficacy-leadership relationship have used other methods of measuring behavior, including objective assessment (Feltz et al, 1999), other studies (e.g., Mallet & Côté, 2006;Pelletier et al, 2002;Sullivan & Kent, 2003) have successfully used self-report measures of perceived coaching behaviors without any apparent detrimental effects. It has further been suggested that scales of perceived behavior can provide valid and valuable information concerning the effective or ineffective norms of coaching behavior (Horn, 2008).…”

“…The direct link between CE and coaching behaviors has been found in research with different samples and measures of coaching behavior (Feltz et al, 1999;Sullivan & Kent, 2003). For example, Feltz and colleagues investigated the efficacy-behavior relationship with high school basketball coaches.…”

“…Thus, evidence shows that coaches with higher efficacy engage in different types of coaching behaviors than coaches with lower efficacy (i.e., Feltz et al, 1999;Sullivan & Kent, 2003). Taking assumptions from the Horn (2008) working model, and the evidence showing a direct link from CE to coach behaviors into account, there is a disconnect in the literature and it may therefore be important to examine the construct of CE and its affect on perceived coaching behaviors among coaches operating at different competitive levels in youth sport.…”