Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2018
Abstract
Burnout is a term that continues to raise considerable concern among high school coaches and administrators (Raedeke, 1997) and has shown to have negative effects on coaches and athletes alike (Price & Weiss, 2000; Vealey, Armstrong, & Comar, 1998). While burnout has shown to have significant adverse effects, few studies have examined how the coach-athlete relationship may affect a coach s level of perceived burnout. This study sought to understand if the coach-athlete relationship predicted coach burnout. High school coaches (69 males, 62 females) completed the Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire (CART-Q; Jowett & Ntoumanis, 2004), the Coaching Burnout Questionnaire, a modified version of the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABO; Raedeke & Smith. 2001), as well as demographic and background assessments. Results of a multivariate multiple regression indicated that coaches who perceived themselves as committed and had complementary goals with their athletes, showed significantly lower levels o f burnout on all three dimensions. Results indicate that coaches should strive to ensure that they have goals that align with their athletes ’goals and develop a sustained and committed relationship with their players.
Copyright Statement
This document was originally published in the Journal of Sport Behavior by the University of South Alabama. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Publication Information
Westfall, Scott; Martin, Eric M.; and Gould, Daniel. (2018). "The Association Between the Coach-Athlete Relationship and Burnout Among High School Coaches". Journal of Sport Behavior, 41(1), 107-126.