Retaining Sport Coaches: A qualitative Assessment of Retention Strategies at Sport Clubs in South Africa

Surujlal, J.; Grobler, Wynand C.J.

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n2p651

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“…A secondary aim of this study was to explore the link between coach burnout and turnover intentions. Consistent with the hypothesis of this study, and the findings of others, 33,36 higher organisational support was related to lower turnover intentions. As hypothesised, burnt out coaches reported higher turnover intentions.…”

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“…66 This may in turn lead to lower levels of burnout and higher retention rates as stressors experienced by coaches are addressed proactively at the organisational level. 24,33 The strength of this study is that it examined burnout among a large sample of full-time and part-time coaches in both paid and volunteer roles with varying coaching qualifications. This broad sample increases the possibility to generalise more widely compared to a narrower sample; however, it may have also contributed to heterogeneity in the results.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…66 This may in turn lead to lower levels of burnout and higher retention rates as stressors experienced by coaches are addressed proactively at the organisational level. 24,33…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Instead, factors influencing coach retention have been explored in isolation. 33 Research from non-sport settings nevertheless reveals that burnout is related to turnover intentions 32,34,35 as are problems dealing with organisational administration. 2 In contrast, supportive organisational practices contribute to coach retention.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…2 In contrast, supportive organisational practices contribute to coach retention. 33,36 The relationship between locus of control and turnover is less clear; while some studies indicate that turnover would be more likely among internals, 37,38 others report that internals become more embedded in their organisations and therefore are less likely to leave. 39 Based on the above, we hypothesised that higher perceived organisational support, higher internal locus of control, and greater use of approach coping would predict lower levels of coach burnout.…”

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Burnout and turnover intentions in Australian coaches as related to organisational support and perceived control

Kilo

Hassmén

2016

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Coach burnout and turnover intentions, as potentially modified by organisational support, perceived control, and coping strategies, were explored in a sample of 406 team and individual sport coaches. Multiple regression analyses revealed that higher perceived organisational support was associated with lower coach burnout scores. Further, coaches' internal locus of control and use of approach coping strategies predicted lower levels of burnout, especially reduced sense of accomplishment. Higher perceived organisational support was also a negative predictor of coaches' turnover intentions, whereas all three burnout dimensions were strong positive predictors. The focus of coach burnout literature has traditionally been on individual factors; this study shows that organisational factors also play an important role for understanding and preventing coach burnout and turnover. We therefore encourage sporting organisations to consider these findings and how they can work towards protecting their coaches against burnout and from leaving the organisation.

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“…66 This may in turn lead to lower levels of burnout and higher retention rates as stressors experienced by coaches are addressed proactively at the organisational level. 24,33…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Burnout and turnover intentions in Australian coaches as related to organisational support and perceived control

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Hassmén

2016

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Antecedents Predicting Coaches’ Intentions to Remain in Sport Organisations

Surujlal

Dhurup

2017

PJMS

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Designing a Model for Swimming Coaches' Job Retention based on Talent Management and Quality of Working Life

Afkhami¹,

Sepasi²,

Nourbakhsh³

2020

Ann Appl Sport Sci

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Background. Organizations are always trying to retain and empower their talented employees so that they can perform well. However, they are still afraid of losing their human capital. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to design a job retention model for swimming coaches based on talent management and the quality of working life. Methods. It was an applied descriptive-survey study. The statistical population included the swimming coaches of East Azarbaijan province (773 persons). According to the Cochran formula, 285 people were selected by a stratifiedproportional random sampling method. Data collection tools included Katajar Employees' Talent Management Questionnaire (2012), Stephen et al.'s (2015) Quality of Working Life Questionnaire and a Researcher-made Job Retention Questionnaire. Results. The results showed the direct and significant effect of talent management and quality of working life on job retention. The mediator role of quality of working life also had a mediating effect on the relationship between talent management and job retention. Finally, the proposed model has a good fit. Conclusion. Since talent management system plays an essential role in enhancing the quality of working life and job retention of swimming coaches, managers and officials of swimming federation need to do careful planning to improve the talent management system.

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Retaining Sport Coaches: A qualitative Assessment of Retention Strategies at Sport Clubs in South Africa

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Cited by 3 publications

References 23 publications

Burnout and turnover intentions in Australian coaches as related to organisational support and perceived control

Burnout and turnover intentions in Australian coaches as related to organisational support and perceived control

Antecedents Predicting Coaches’ Intentions to Remain in Sport Organisations

Designing a Model for Swimming Coaches' Job Retention based on Talent Management and Quality of Working Life

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