Coach's autonomy support is especially important for varsity compared to club and recreational athletes

International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-123

  Sheldon, Kennon M ^a   Watson, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy Support; Coach Behavior; Motivational Climate; Self Determination Theory; Team Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952844363     PISSN: 17479541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1747-9541.6.1.109     Document Type: Article

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