Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Athletic-centered and Coach-centered practices Methods on Gymnastics Girls' creativity and Sport Motivation

Document Type : علمی- پژوهشی

Authors

1 Department of Movement Behavior and Sports Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Growth and Development and Motor Learning, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran

4 Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

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.

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