Athlete-centred coaching in team environment for young athletes
Savolainen, Joona; Zarins, Janis (2016)
Savolainen, Joona
Zarins, Janis
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201605106968
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201605106968
Tiivistelmä
Nowadays, in sports world there is a lot of talk about athlete-centred coaching and individual athlete development, and coaches try to use these approaches more often. Rarely you hear these approaches being used together, not to mention in an ice-hockey scene. There are still many ice-hockey coaches that use coach centred coaching style which focusses on success of a trainer and often results with development of improper behaviours among players and drop-out of sports.
The first objective of this case study is to research how to improve athlete engagement, enjoyment and development during participation in sports. The second objective is to develop an environment where athlete empowerment would be encouraged, and implement it in a team. The third objective is to present the development, implementation and assessment of tools for growth of self-image and goal-setting in team environment.
The objectives were met in this case study, done through one ice hockey season. An athlete centered environment was created during the process of this case study in two age groups. This proved to be effective in encouraging players to try new skills and creativity during practices and games which improved athlete engagement and enjoyment.
The self-evaluation, goal-setting and goal achievement assessment tools proved to be effective, and some of the players showed high increase in their self-directedness and motivation which was seen through the team practices, games and during self-imposed training on their free time.
The project provided benefit to, both, playrs and coaches. It was an interesting journey through one ice hockey season that opened new perspectives to development of the team and the players.
The first objective of this case study is to research how to improve athlete engagement, enjoyment and development during participation in sports. The second objective is to develop an environment where athlete empowerment would be encouraged, and implement it in a team. The third objective is to present the development, implementation and assessment of tools for growth of self-image and goal-setting in team environment.
The objectives were met in this case study, done through one ice hockey season. An athlete centered environment was created during the process of this case study in two age groups. This proved to be effective in encouraging players to try new skills and creativity during practices and games which improved athlete engagement and enjoyment.
The self-evaluation, goal-setting and goal achievement assessment tools proved to be effective, and some of the players showed high increase in their self-directedness and motivation which was seen through the team practices, games and during self-imposed training on their free time.
The project provided benefit to, both, playrs and coaches. It was an interesting journey through one ice hockey season that opened new perspectives to development of the team and the players.