Motivational climate is the psychological environment that the coach creates by designing sessions which provide instructions and feedback that will help to motivate the athletes in training and competition (Amnes 1992). This has been shown to have a positive impact on the intrinsic interest, enjoyment and the on-going participation in the sport by the athlete (Alvarez et al 2012).
Many young children participate in sport whether it is recreational or competitive, which is generally under the supervision of the coach/coaches. Coaches will vary from qualifications; personality and leadership but all of these will play a major impact on athlete’s physical, psychological welfare and motivation (Mageau & Vallerand 2003). Athletes coaches have …show more content…
This is due to the athletes being penalized for making mistakes (Vazou 2005). Anxiety is also likely to be experienced by the athlete in this climate as the main focus on their ability and gaining public recognition for that (Amnes 1992). The type of motivational climate you are more likely to see negative attributes and other outcomes that will increase anxiety, dropout, peer conflict and lower moral functioning within the team, like athletes with low self-esteem, people who fear failure. In a strong ego climate the stronger the players will enjoy greater autonomy, freedom, and responsibility in the game (Alvarez …show more content…
This coach is a coach that has helped lead his team to multiple district championships, recurring state tournament berths and even a couple state championships. I wanted to watch a practice from the outside to see how he gets his athletes motivated and the climate that he brings to the court. It was a full week of practices before a game on a friday night. At the beginning of the week the girls were upbeat and ready to go. The girls start off by setting up the nets and partner warm ups. The atmosphere was really quite positive right off the bat. The practice was spent going back to the basics of volleyball and working on little mistakes that were made in the last game, just like any other sport does. The practice started out with team stretching and running a few laps to warm the athletes up. That went into a game everyone loved as a volleyball player which was UND Switch. It is a fun little competitive game that just gets the athletes in mood. The coach praised the athletes for their hustle and gave feedback if a mistake was made. An example was that one of the teammates laid out for a ball that was out of her reach, even though she did not get to the ball in time before it hit the floor. The coach praised her for her hustle by simply saying, “great hustle” while clapping his hands together. After that comment was made, you could see more girls start to give the same level of hustle. That
Many young children participate in sport whether it is recreational or competitive, which is generally under the supervision of the coach/coaches. Coaches will vary from qualifications; personality and leadership but all of these will play a major impact on athlete’s physical, psychological welfare and motivation (Mageau & Vallerand 2003). Athletes coaches have …show more content…
This is due to the athletes being penalized for making mistakes (Vazou 2005). Anxiety is also likely to be experienced by the athlete in this climate as the main focus on their ability and gaining public recognition for that (Amnes 1992). The type of motivational climate you are more likely to see negative attributes and other outcomes that will increase anxiety, dropout, peer conflict and lower moral functioning within the team, like athletes with low self-esteem, people who fear failure. In a strong ego climate the stronger the players will enjoy greater autonomy, freedom, and responsibility in the game (Alvarez …show more content…
This coach is a coach that has helped lead his team to multiple district championships, recurring state tournament berths and even a couple state championships. I wanted to watch a practice from the outside to see how he gets his athletes motivated and the climate that he brings to the court. It was a full week of practices before a game on a friday night. At the beginning of the week the girls were upbeat and ready to go. The girls start off by setting up the nets and partner warm ups. The atmosphere was really quite positive right off the bat. The practice was spent going back to the basics of volleyball and working on little mistakes that were made in the last game, just like any other sport does. The practice started out with team stretching and running a few laps to warm the athletes up. That went into a game everyone loved as a volleyball player which was UND Switch. It is a fun little competitive game that just gets the athletes in mood. The coach praised the athletes for their hustle and gave feedback if a mistake was made. An example was that one of the teammates laid out for a ball that was out of her reach, even though she did not get to the ball in time before it hit the floor. The coach praised her for her hustle by simply saying, “great hustle” while clapping his hands together. After that comment was made, you could see more girls start to give the same level of hustle. That