Shahid Beheshti University Sports Psychology 2676-3729 12 2 2021 01 20 Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Athletic-centered and Coach-centered practices Methods on Gymnastics Girls' creativity and Sport Motivation Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Athletic-centered and Coach-centered practices Methods on Gymnastics Girls' creativity and Sport Motivation 57 69 100981 10.48308/mbsp.5.2.57 FA Maryam Rokhsati Department of Movement Behavior and Sports Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Esmail Nasiri Assistant Professor of Growth and Development and Motor Learning, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-2471-867X Sadegh Nasri Associate Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Reza Esmaeili Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2020 01 20 Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two methods of athlete-centered and coach- centered practice on creativity and motivation in gymnast girls.Methods: Two-group quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test was used. The statistical population consisted of 10 to 14-year-old gymnast girls in Tehran and the sample consisted of 40 subjects (20 athlete-centered group and 20 coach-centered group) who were randomly assigned to the groups. The creativity test (Abedi, 1993) and sport motivation questionnaire (Gill, 1983) were used to measure the variables. After pre-test, the groups performed athlete-coaching and coaching protocols for two and a half hour sessions individually for two months and two days a week. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and SPSS software.Results: The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups in the posttest stage in the mean of creativity and sport motivation variables and in the athletic practice group there was a greater increase in creativity and motivation compared to the coached group.Conclusion: Due to the greater effectiveness of athlete-centered exercises in gymnastics, it is suggested to pay more attention to increase athletic creativity and motivation in gymnast girls. Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two methods of athlete-centered and coach- centered practice on creativity and motivation in gymnast girls.Methods: Two-group quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test was used. The statistical population consisted of 10 to 14-year-old gymnast girls in Tehran and the sample consisted of 40 subjects (20 athlete-centered group and 20 coach-centered group) who were randomly assigned to the groups. The creativity test (Abedi, 1993) and sport motivation questionnaire (Gill, 1983) were used to measure the variables. After pre-test, the groups performed athlete-coaching and coaching protocols for two and a half hour sessions individually for two months and two days a week. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and SPSS software.Results: The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups in the posttest stage in the mean of creativity and sport motivation variables and in the athletic practice group there was a greater increase in creativity and motivation compared to the coached group.Conclusion: Due to the greater effectiveness of athlete-centered exercises in gymnastics, it is suggested to pay more attention to increase athletic creativity and motivation in gymnast girls. https://mbsp.sbu.ac.ir/article_100981_9f12b53c05923e5a4de7c6d6ed66d4be.pdf