Coaching styles and strategies
The study of coaching and leadership has advanced considerably since the trait personality approach at the turn of the century. Early theories on coaching/ leadership styles lacked situational specificity, but recent studies have emphasised both personality traits and situational variables, as stated by Jenkins (1995).
The study of leadership is critical to the understanding of sport performance because leadership is instrumental in enhancing the motivational state of the athlete and/ or team (House, 1971). To examine coaching/…
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