The article Collegiate Coaches: An Examination of Motivational Style and Its Relationship to Decision Making and Personality includes a case study about what motivates coaches to continue coaching. 84 men and 53 women coaches took part in the investigation. The coaches were classified in four different categories: low intrinsic - low extrinsic, low intrinsic - high extrinsic, high intrinsic - low intrinsic, and high intrinsic - high extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation would be described one’s willing to do it for self-pleasure. Extrinsic motivation would be described one’s willing to do it for reward. Before the case study, high extrinsic - low intrinsic coaches were predicted to be more controlling decision makers and have negative personality traits. After the results, coaches with a high extrinsic tend to be
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I thought for sure win-loss record would be relevant because coaches with better records tend to receive more incentives and awards. I think an additional variable like the college location of the coaches could have made a difference in the result data. Despite, an uneven amount of women versus men coaches and no division III coaches were picked; I think the strongest part of the case study was the subject sampling. Many coaches from different divisions, sex, and sports were selected so the evidence does not cater to a particular group. Personally, I thought the scoring system for the four factors was kinda confusing from reading the article but once I took a second look at the graph it made much more sense. I would figure at least a few high extrinsic coaches would have a motive. Ultimately I was not surprised by the results, I believe coaches who have extrinsic motives may try to take credit for positive or easy decisions but when it comes to tough hard decisions they may ask their assistants help and
I thought for sure win-loss record would be relevant because coaches with better records tend to receive more incentives and awards. I think an additional variable like the college location of the coaches could have made a difference in the result data. Despite, an uneven amount of women versus men coaches and no division III coaches were picked; I think the strongest part of the case study was the subject sampling. Many coaches from different divisions, sex, and sports were selected so the evidence does not cater to a particular group. Personally, I thought the scoring system for the four factors was kinda confusing from reading the article but once I took a second look at the graph it made much more sense. I would figure at least a few high extrinsic coaches would have a motive. Ultimately I was not surprised by the results, I believe coaches who have extrinsic motives may try to take credit for positive or easy decisions but when it comes to tough hard decisions they may ask their assistants help and