Essays about: "Elli Kello"

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  1. 1. Coaches’ perspective on athletes’ personality characteristics in the context of effective coaching

    University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Author : Elli Kello; [2011]
    Keywords : Athletes’ personality; Coaches’ effectiveness; Perfectionism; Personality knowledge; Effektiv träning; Idrottarens personlighet; Perfektionism; Personlighets kännedom;

    Abstract : The objectives of this study were: (a) to explore the coaches’ ideas about effective coaching and their perspective on athletes’ personalities as a part of it, (b) to examine how the coaches learn about athletes’ personality and how they use this knowledge in their work, and (c) to examine the coaches’ knowledge about perfectionism and what strategies they use working with perfectionistic athletes. Ten Swedish coaches working in individual sports (n=5) and team sports (n=5) took part in semistructured in-depth interviews. READ MORE