Sports Psychology

Sports Psychology

Identify the characteristics of the coach as a source of individual and collective efficiency athletes’ Iranian national volleyball team

Document Type : علمی- پژوهشی

Authors
Zahra Mohammadi 1
Zohreh Meshkati 1
Mehdi Zhianpour 2
1 Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan)
2 Director of Urban Studies Department, University Jihad, Isfahan Branch
10.48308/mbsp.3.1.37
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics of the coach into account as the source of individual and collective efficiency Iran's national team athletes.
Methods: In this qualitative study of phenomenological method was used. The sample population of, athletes, members of Iran's national volleyball team was in 2014 that the participants (10 men and 4 women) purposefully and voluntarily participated in this study. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were used. Data were analyzed using content analysis.
Results: The results were evaluated for reliability and validity. The results of the interviews, participants of collective efficacy two main concepts of individual and collective efficiency were presented. The 3 code efficiency explanatory category of person, including "encouragement and motivation the coach", "Faith the coach to player" and "technical and psychological knowledge"; and 3 explanatory code included in the category of collective efficacy "of leadership", "social support the coach" and "past successes" were identified.
Conclusion: This study is the importance of the issue of efficiency coaches to achieve further successes in the areas of international volleyball Iran suggests.
Keywords
Phenomenology
Collective Efficacy
Personal Efficienc
Coach
Volleyball
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  • Receive Date 20 December 2015
  • Revise Date 10 February 2021
  • Accept Date 31 December 2020