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Stressors in elite sport: A coach perspective
Abstract
We examined the varying performance and organizational stressors experienced by coaches who operate with elite athletes. Following interviews with eleven coaches, content analysis of the data revealed coaches to experience comparable numbers of performance and organizational stressors. Performance stressors were divided between their own performance and that of their athletes, while organizational stressors included environmental, leadership, personal, and team factors. The findings provide evidence that coaches experience a variety of stressors that adds weight to the argument that they should be labelled as "performers" in their own right. A variety of future research topics and applied issues are also discussed.
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“Similarly, coaches are also confronted with various personal stressors, including social isolation and relationship issues [4, 6, 10–12].”
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“On top of performance pressures, elite-level coaches also encounter multiple organisational challenges, including long working hours, job insecurity, media scrutiny and pressures to satisfy board/management expectations [1, 6–9].”
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“researchers have proposed that elite-level coaches should also be considered as performers in their own right (e.g. competition preparation and psychological state) [5, 6].”
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- Authors
- Thelwell, R. C., Weston, N. J. V., Greenlees, I. A., & Hutchings, N. V.
- Affiliations
- University of Portsmouth (GB)
- University of Chichester (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Thelwell, Richard C.
- Venue
- Journal of Sports Sciences
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-07
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 905-918
- ISSN
- 0264-0414 (ISSN-L)
- 1466-447X
- OpenAlex
- W2171438727
- Cited by
- 199
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Sports Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Sociology, History and Politics of Sport
- Keywords
- coach stress, organizational stressors, elite sport, coach-athlete relationship, leadership, team factors
- MeSH terms
- Workforce, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Competitive Behavior, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Middle Aged, Physical Education and Training, Sports, Stress, Psychological
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