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Psychological stress in sports coaches: A review of concepts, research, and practice
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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
- OpenAlex
- W2011652896
- Cited by
- 285
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
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- 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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