Psychology of young athletes Flashcards
What are the 5Cs of coaching efficacy
Confidence Communication Control Commitment Concentration
What was the first phase of the 5Cs coaching statergy
Establish good and bad behaviours linked to each C with the coaches
(What you expect to see from players)
Discuss wig coaches how they can implement Cs into coaching drills
Encourage coaches to role model the C
What does the PROGRESS acronym stand for
Promote the C
Role model the C
Give players ownership of learning
Grow the C (allowing practice)
Reinforce C by praise
Empower support of eachother
Support the supporter
Self review and give support
What was the main critique of the initial work on the 5Cs
Was a quasi single case design however didn’t establish a stable baseline of coaching efficacy
So don’t know if improvement was due to intervention
Was also cross transfer when trained on one C
In the 5Cs work what does ‘coaching efficacy’ mean?
How confident a coach feels in their ability to implement the C into a training session
What were the findings of the initial 5C work
Who published it
Increase in coaching efficacy
Coach reported increase in ability of squads
Cross over gain
Harwood 2008
What were the limitations of the initial 5C work, other than lack of stable baseline
No player self assessment
Only focused on younger players
Didn’t consider views of 3rd parties
Describe the methods of the field based procedure of the 5Cs
Who published this work
Separate meetings to explain process with players, coaches and parents
3 week period to establish stable baseline
Coach educated on one of the 5Cs every 3 weeks
Implemented C into training for 3 week period
Player coach and parent then complete questionairre again
Harwood, Barker and Anderson 2015
What was the purpose of the social validation process in the field based 5C work
Ask opinions of people involved about the training and about the benefits of it
Validates improvements seen in questionnaire scores
What were the findings of the field based 5C work
Ability in all Cs increased in view of players, parents and coaches
Coaches and players said they had increased knowledge of 5Cs
Content valid bc working and enjoyed
Improvement transferable to school
What are the limitations and future directions based on the 5C field based work
Need objective data to see if sessions change (video)
Identify which parts of PROGRESS are best
Increase follow up period to see if benefit retained
Determine if there’s a best order of 5C delivery
See if 5C carry to matches, school etc
Add parent education on 5C
What are the main points of the statement about the benefit of being a good sporting patent
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Who published this work
Increases chances of child achieving sporting potential
Allows child to have positive psychosocial experience
Allows a range of positive developmental outcomes
Harwood and knight 2015
What are the 6 postulates of being s good sporting parent
Appropriate opportunities and necessary social support
Authoritative and autonomy supportive parenting styles
Manage emotional demands to be a role model
Healthy relationships
Manage organisational and developmental demands
Adapt involvement as child gets older
What were the three main conclusions about what is required to be a good sport parent
Good intrapersonal skills
Good interpersonal skills
Good organisational skills
What were the critiques of the work on sport parenting expertise
Some aspects theorising beyond literature
Parental style based on western culture so may not work for other cultures
No real intervention base to show this works
