Promoting Athletes’ Motivation and Engagement: Towards a Refinement of Coaches’ Motivating Style Based on Self-Determination Theory KU Leuven
Besides its health-enhancing benefits, sport participation has shown to positively affect youth athletes' psychosocial (e.g., cooperation), behavioral (e.g., being persistent), and leadership (e.g., being assertive) development (Côté, 2002; Eley & Kirk, 2002; Wright & Côté, 2003). Coaches take up a crucial role in motivating their athletes towards long-term sport participation, as they can be considered as the most important socializing ...