INVESTIGATION of THE RELATIONSHIP between COACH COMMUNICATION SKILLS and FLOW EXPERIENCE in ATHLETES

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the relationships between athletes' flow state and coach communication skills perceived by athletes and to evaluate the predictive effect of coach communication skills. In addition, the differences dependent on gender of athletes and trainers, the class of license and type of sports and the relationships with the sports and coaching experience, the weekly training time of the athletes and the working time (years) with their trainers were evaluated. The sample of study was consisting of participant in national and international competitions 17-44 age range in different regions in Turkey in a total of 528 athletes in 216 women and 312 men. In the research quantitative techniques were used. It is a correlational and comparative study that examines the predictive relationship between variables without intervention. For evaluation of the data Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient, t-test, linear regression and MANOVA statistical test techniques. As a results, it was observed that there was a predictive correlation between the coach communication skill (CCS) and the flow state of the athletes (FSA). While the gender of the athlete and their coaches made a difference in the comprehended coach communication skills, the same findings were not reached for FSA. The working time (years) with the same coach was negatively related to both the perceived coach communication skills and the flow state of the athletes. The findings were discussed together with the literature.

Keywords

• Communication skills
• coach-athlete communication
• flow states
• optimal experiences

Project Number

2013SBE007

ANTRENÖR İLETİŞİM BECERİLERİ ile SPORCULARIN SÜREKLİ OPTİMAL PERFORMANS DUYGU DURUMLARI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN SPORCU ALGILARINA göre İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, sporcuların sürekli optimal performans duygu durumlarıyla sporcular tarafından algılanan antrenör iletişim becerileri arasındaki ilişkileri incelemek ve antrenör iletişim becerilerinin yordayıcı etkisini değerlendirmektir. Ayrıca çalışmada sporcuların ve antrenörlerin cinsiyetleri, sporcuların lisans sınfına ve spor türüne göre farklar; sporculuk ve antrenörlük deneyimi, bir haftada yapılan çalışmaların toplam saati ve antrenörleriyle çalıştıkları yıl değişkenleriyle ilişkiler değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini ülkemizin farklı bölgelerinde yaşayan, ulusal ve uluslararası düzeyde yarışmacı olan 17 – 44 yaş aralığındaki, 216 kadın ve 312 erkek toplamda 528 sporcu oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada nicel teknikler kullanılmıştır. Değişkenler arası yordayıcı ilişkiyi müdahalesiz inceleyen korelasyonel ve karşılaştırmalı bir çalışmalıdır. Veriler MANOVA, Pearson Çarpım Momentler Korelâsyon Analizi, t-test ve doğrusal regresyon istatistiki test teknikleriyle analiz edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak bu çalışmanın bulgularına göre antrenör iletişim beceriyle (AİB) sporcuların optimal performans duygu durumu (SOPDD) arasında yordayıcı bir ilişki olduğu görülmüştür. Sporcu ve antrenör cinsiyeti algılanan antrenör iletişim becerilerinde fark yaratırken SOPDD için aynı bulgulara ulaşılmamıştır. Antrenörle çalışma süresi hem algılanan antrenör iletişim becerileriyle hem de sporcuların optimal performans duygu durumlarıyla negatif ilişkili bulunmuştur. Bulgular literatürle birlikte tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

• İletişim becerileri
• antrenör-sporcu ilişkisi
• optimal performans duygu durumu
• optimal deneyimler

Supporting Institution

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinasyon Birimi

Project Number

2013SBE007

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