Leadership in Sports Coaching: A Social Identity Approach

ISBN-13: 9780367233396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 150 str.

Paul Cummins; Ian O'Boyle; Tony Cassidy

Opis

This book focuses on leadership in sports coaching, exploring key concepts and principles underpinned by a presentation of new empirical research. Placing social identity theory at its centre, this book provides students and researchers with a powerful tool for understanding the complex social dynamic that is the coaching process.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Coaching Effectiveness and Leadership: A Theoretical Perspective  3. A Social Identity Theory of Leadership  4. Developing a Social Identity Measure for Leadership in Sport Coaching  5. The Effects of Social Identity on Coaching Competence, Sport Motivation and Sport Confidence  6. Analysis of Social Identity on Coach Evaluations, Sport Motivation and Sport Confidence Across a Large Athlete Sample  7. Synthesizing the Theoretical Outcomes of Investigating Social Identity  8. Research and Practical Implications  Appendix 1  Appendix 2  Appendix 3