<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of coaches` communication discourse determined by educational program Mastery Approach to Coaching (MAC) on changes of players` level of pre-competitive anxiety and self-esteem. The research was applied on 10 coaches of collective sports and 161 players. For diagnosing, the level of cognitive, somatic anxiety and selfesteem was used standardized questionnaire CSAI-2R. Players of experimental group decreased level of intensity of cognitive (p = 0.004) and somatic anxiety as well as frequency and increased level of selfesteem intensity (p = 0.021) and frequency during intervention period. After three months’ experiment period players of experimental group experienced lower intensity (p = 0.000) and frequency of cognitive anxiety as well as lower intensity (p = 0.012) and frequency (p = 0.037) of somatic anxiety than players in control group. Players of experimental group perceived direction of self-esteem intrusions (p = 0.041) as well as intrusions of cognitive and somatic anxiety more positively than players of control group after intervention period.</p></abstract>

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of coaches` communication discourse determined by educational program Mastery Approach to Coaching (MAC) on changes of players` level of pre-competitive anxiety and self-esteem. The research was applied on 10 coaches of collective sports and 161 players. For diagnosing, the level of cognitive, somatic anxiety and selfesteem was used standardized questionnaire CSAI-2R. Players of experimental group decreased level of intensity of cognitive (p = 0.004) and somatic anxiety as well as frequency and increased level of selfesteem intensity (p = 0.021) and frequency during intervention period. After three months’ experiment period players of experimental group experienced lower intensity (p = 0.000) and frequency of cognitive anxiety as well as lower intensity (p = 0.012) and frequency (p = 0.037) of somatic anxiety than players in control group. Players of experimental group perceived direction of self-esteem intrusions (p = 0.041) as well as intrusions of cognitive and somatic anxiety more positively than players of control group after intervention period.

The Influence of Coaches’ Communication on The Level of Players’ Pre-Competitive Anxiety and Selfesteem

Department of Sports Humanistics and Educology, Faculty of Sports, University of Prešov in Prešov,

Acta Facultatis Educationis Physicae Universitatis Comenianae

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The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of coaches` communication discourse determined by educational program Mastery Approach to Coaching (MAC)...

The Influence of Coaches’ Communication on The Level of Players’ Pre-Competitive Anxiety and Selfesteem

Published Online: Nov 08, 2016

Page range: 129 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/afepuc-2016-0011

Keywords
Mastery Approach to Coaching, cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, self-esteem

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Influence of Coaches’ Communication on The Level of Players’ Pre-Competitive Anxiety and Selfesteem

Published Online: Nov 08, 2016

Page range: 129 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/afepuc-2016-0011

KeywordsMastery Approach to Coaching, cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, self-esteem

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Mastery Approach to Coaching, cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, self-esteem