Task familiarity and task efficacy: a study of sports coaches.

Full Abstract

The purpose of the study was to establish a profile of coaching efficacy with Hong Kong community coaches who differ in knowledge and hours spent in coaching. Coaching efficacy can be described in four dimensions, namely, Motivation, Strategy, Technique, and Character Building. It was hypothesized that coaches who had spent more time coaching and were more knowledgeable about the sport and coaching would score higher on those four dimensions of a Coaching Efficacy Scale. The scale was administered to 252 coaches working with beginning and district-level athletes in a variety of sports. Analysis suggested that their self-reported efficacy on Strategy was least strong. This means that the coaches were not confident in analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams, making decisions on the type of game strategy to employ, and maximizing athletes' strength in competitions. Coaches with less coaching experience were also less confident about motivating athletes. This information on coaching efficacy may be useful in deciding content for a program of education for coaching.

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Author information

Author/s: Fung, Lena (L);

Affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR. lenaf(-atsign-)hkbu.edu.hk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Oct; vol 95 (issue 2) : pp 367-72

Dates: Created 2002/11/18; Completed 2003/03/27; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12434829, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Education
Female
Goals
Humans
Male

Male
Motivation
Personality
Physical Education and Training - methods
Professional Competence - standards
Sports - education; psychology

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