Exploring athletes’ perceptions of coach stress in elite sport environments

Thelwell, Richard; Wagstaff, Chris; Rayner, Adam; Chapman, Michael T.; Barker, Jamie B.

doi:10.1080/02640414.2016.1154979

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“…These factors make coaching a unique occupation and differentiate elite level coaching from other levels of competitive involvement. Despite some knowledge of the reasons why coaching can be stressful and a consensus that understanding stress with sports coaches is vitally important for performance and personal reasons (e.g., Fletcher and Scott 2010), coaches' stress experiences are not yet fully understood (Thelwell et al 2016).…”

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“…Other more recent articles (see e.g., Parent et al 2014, Alsentali andAnshel 2015) support the suggestion that athletes can experience numerous stressors that relate to their coach. In a study that explored athletes' perceptions of coaches' stress experiences, Thelwell et al (2016) found that both the coaching environment and athletes themselves were negatively affected by coaches' experiences of stress. Other researchers (e.g., Olusoga et al 2010) have explored the links between coach and athlete stress experiences from the point of view of the coach, rather than the athlete, and found that coaches' perceived that their negative responses to stress could be projected onto athletes.…”

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Olympic and international level sports coaches’ experiences of stressors, appraisals, and coping

Didymus

2016

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

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The aim of this study was to use the cognitive-motivational-relational theory (CMRT) of stress and emotions as a lens to explore psychological stress with Olympic and international level sports coaches. In particular, the study aimed to explore situational properties of stressors and coaches' appraisals to address voids in the published literature. Guided by my constructionist epistemological position that contains traces of post-positivism and my relativist view of reality, I conducted semi-structured interviews with six women and nine men. I applied abductive logic during latent thematic analyses to organise and analyse the data. The findings suggest that the coaches experienced many stressors that related to ten themes (e.g., athlete concerns, performance) and that these stressors were underpinned by seven situational properties (e.g., ambiguity, imminence, novelty). The coaches reported challenge and threat appraisals and, to a lesser extent, benefit and harm/loss appraisals. The ways of coping that were discussed with the coaches related to seven families of coping (e.g., dyadic coping, support seeking) that each play a different role in adaptive processes. Collectively, the findings shed new light on the explanatory potential of situational properties and appraisals and go some way toward understanding coaches' diverse experiences. The CMRT was a useful framework for understanding high-level coaches' stress transactions and, thus, could be used in future research with this unique population. Coaches, practitioners, and researchers should attend to the ways that coaches appraise and cope with stressors to facilitate their adaptation to the potentially stressful nature of coaching at the highest levels.

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Section: Copingmentioning

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Section: Copingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Olympic and international level sports coaches’ experiences of stressors, appraisals, and coping

Didymus

2016

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

145

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“…Além disso, considera-se que a própria equipe precisa ter uma estrutura e organização para que o desempenho seja melhorado. Equipes que não apresentam uma organização tendem a deixar seus atletas estressados, porque se gera uma insegurança sobre o futuro de seus membros na equipe, bem como incertezas sobre que caminho seguir (Thelwell, Wagstaff, Rayner, Chapman, & Barker, 2016). Quando há um clima esportivo saudável dentro da equipe, em que os atletas não competem entre si e preservam boas amizades e uma postura de coleguismo e ajuda mútua, o estresse entre seus membros tende a ser menor (Lu et al, 2016;Thelwell, Wagstaff, Rayner, Chapman, & Barker, 2016).…”

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“…Equipes que não apresentam uma organização tendem a deixar seus atletas estressados, porque se gera uma insegurança sobre o futuro de seus membros na equipe, bem como incertezas sobre que caminho seguir (Thelwell, Wagstaff, Rayner, Chapman, & Barker, 2016). Quando há um clima esportivo saudável dentro da equipe, em que os atletas não competem entre si e preservam boas amizades e uma postura de coleguismo e ajuda mútua, o estresse entre seus membros tende a ser menor (Lu et al, 2016;Thelwell, Wagstaff, Rayner, Chapman, & Barker, 2016). Estes seriam fatores importantes a serem investigados em outras pesquisas que abordassem essa temática, tendo em vista que estes resultados foram extraídos de entrevistas com os próprios atletas, conjecturando-se categorias embasadas nas análises dos discursos.…”

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Estresse em Atletas Adolescentes: Uma Revisão Sistemática

Silva¹,

Enumo²,

Afonso³

2016

Revista de Psicologia da IMED

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ResumoAvaliar o estresse no contexto esportivo contribui para melhorar o rendimento do atleta e sua qualidade de vida, especialmente na adolescência. Esta revisão sistemática analisou artigos empíricos nacionais e internacionais, e teses e dissertações brasileiras, no período de 2000-2015, sobre estresse em atletas adolescentes, enfocando a população, o delineamento e instrumentos utilizados. Utilizaram-se os descritores estresse ou stress (físico, psicológico, psicofisiológico), associados com atletas, em português, inglês e espanhol, aplicados em 16 bases de dados eletrônicas do portal da CAPES. Aplicados os critérios de inclusão e exclusão, foram lidos na íntegra e analisados 30 estudos (14 artigos, 13 dissertações e 3 teses). Cinco artigos são brasileiros, entre sete países que publicaram sobre o tema. A maioria dos estudos foi realizada em instituições públicas, com adolescentes do sexo masculino, em modalidades esportivas coletivas, como o futebol. Usaram delineamento quantitativo, avaliando variáveis como estresse-recuperação, ansiedade, coping e qualidade de vida, identificando-se 30 instrumentos. Características do treinamento esportivo associadas aos estressores da adolescência podem se constituir riscos ao desenvolvimento do atleta nesta etapa de vida. Considerando o período analisado e sua abrangência, evidencia-se uma lacuna nas pesquisas sobre estresse e seus impactos na saúde física e psicológica de atletas adolescentes.

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“…Thus, it was evident that coaches largely utilised their emotional awareness and emotional understanding skills to support and respond to the needs of their athletes both in training and competition situations. In relation to coach stress, Thelwell, Wagstaff, Rayner, Chapman, and Barker (2017), recently identified that athletes within elite sport environments are able to detect and be effected by the stress experienced by their coaches. Specifically, findings indicated that athletes were able to identify when their coaches were experiencing stress through their behaviours, appearance, and style of communication.…”

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The role of emotional abilities in elite sports coaching

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This thesis was only possible with the guidance and support of several individuals. Firstly, my sincerest thanks go to Professor Joanne Butt for her supervision throughout my PhD. Your guidance in how to conduct and report high quality research has been invaluable throughout this process. Your dedication and feedback has undoubtable contributed to the quality of work produced in this thesis. Professor Ian Maynard, your expert supervision and attention to detail has not only enhanced the quality of work produced within this thesis but has greatly improved my skills as a researcher and academic. My thanks are also extended to all those who participated in the research studies contained within this thesis. Without your time and commitment to be involved, the completion of this thesis would not have been possible. Thank you to friends and family that have supported me throughout my journey as a PhD researcher. Helen, thank you for keeping me sane at the most challenging times. Our coffee breaks and chats helped to keep me focused and on track without getting too overwhelmed. On a personal note I would like to thank Matt for his endless support and encouragement. I appreciate all the hours you have spent listening to me and providing advice and motivation to succeed. But most of all I must thank you for your belief in me, you've always believed I could achieve which has ensured the completion of this thesis. Finally, thank you mum and dad for your unconditional love and support. You have always been there for me in any venture I have undertaken and for that I cannot thank you enough.

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Exploring athletes’ perceptions of coach stress in elite sport environments

Cited by 58 publications

References 42 publications

Olympic and international level sports coaches’ experiences of stressors, appraisals, and coping

Olympic and international level sports coaches’ experiences of stressors, appraisals, and coping

Estresse em Atletas Adolescentes: Uma Revisão Sistemática

The role of emotional abilities in elite sports coaching

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