Kinesiology 1080A/B Lecture Notes - Online Analytical Processing, Individual Sport, Motivation
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A leader"s social support enhances indidivual and group motivation. Social support- concern for the welfare of each individual. = competence (leader needs to be competence: training and skill instruction by the leader enhances motivation, ability- teach skills, techniques, and tactics of the game, role perception. Clarify each individual"s role and its relation to the whole group. Structure, co-ordinate, and integrate all individuals within the group activity. By improving technical competence and clarifying individual roles, the effort- performance relationship is enhanced and overall motivation improved: coaching decision styles influence individual levels of motivation. Chelladurai: multidimensional model of sport leadership (1980) p. 212. Three basic decision making styles: autocratic- coach makes decisions on own. During low stress periods (practice: participative- coach and athlete(s) make joint decisions. Preferred by: female athletes: delegative coach lets individuals or group make decisions on own. When there is little need for group acceptance.