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Psychological stress in sports coaches: A review of concepts, research, and practice

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Fletcher, David, Scott, Michael·2010·Journal of Sports Sciences

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Sports coaches operate within a complex, ever-changing environment that imposes many pressures on them. Here, we address the psychological impact of these demands via a critical review of the literature pertaining to stress in sport coaches. The narrative is divided into three main sections: (1) conceptual and definitional issues, (2) theoretical and empirical issues, and (3) implications for applied practice. The review focuses on the environmental stressors that coaches encounter, their appraisals of and responses to these demands, and the impact this has on their personal well-being and job performance. The influence of various personal and situational characteristics is also discussed. A key message to emerge from this review is that the potential health and performance costs of psychological stress to sports coaches are significant. The rapid rate of change in contemporary sport and the dynamic nature of stress mean that stress in coaches is an ongoing problem that needs to be monitored and addressed.

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Authors: Fletcher, D., & Scott, M.
Affiliations: Loughborough University (GB)
Corresponding author: Fletcher, David
ORCID: Fletcher, David
Venue: Journal of Sports Sciences
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2009-12-24
Volume: 28
Issue: 2
Pages: 127-137
ISSN: 0264-0414 (ISSN-L)
1466-447X
DOI: 10.1080/02640410903406208
OpenAlex: W2011652896
Cited by: 285
References: 52
Citations by year: 2026: 24 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 29 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 10
FWCI: 8.78
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
dspace.lboro.ac.uk
Licence: cc-by-nc-nd
Locations: Journal of Sports Sciences (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Loughborough University Research Repository (Loughborough University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Workplace Health and Well-being
Keywords: psychological stress, sports coaches, occupational stress, stress appraisal, stress response, coach well-being, employee performance, environmental stressors, coach performance
MeSH terms: Burnout, Professional, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Psychological, Sports, Stress, Psychological

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