How do head coaches brief their athletes? Exploring transformational leadership behaviors in elite team sports
In sports, coaches and athletes consider the briefing function to be particularly important in promoting teamwork, achieving high performance and increasing expertize. Little is known about leadership briefing behaviors by Head Coaches (HCs) in elite sports in the fields of Human Factors and Ergonom...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing & service industries 2021-09, Vol.31 (5), p.506-515 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In sports, coaches and athletes consider the briefing function to be particularly important in promoting teamwork, achieving high performance and increasing expertize. Little is known about leadership briefing behaviors by Head Coaches (HCs) in elite sports in the fields of Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) and Sports Science. Although both domains play a role in understanding and optimizing performance of athletes and staff, there is a lack of cross‐disciplinary interaction. The present study aimed to facilitate cross‐disciplinary interaction between HFE and Sports Science as well as investigate the briefing process. It explores the behaviors of HCs when briefing a team of players during top‐level competitions (e.g., world championships). Semistructured interviews were held with nine national team sport HCs. Interview data were used to identify briefing behaviors using the taxonomy of the Differentiated Transformational Leadership Inventory. The results elicited briefing behaviors related to six transformational leadership behaviors: (a) individual consideration, (b) inspirational motivation, (c) intellectual stimulation, (d) fostering acceptance of group goals, (e) high‐performance expectations, and (f) appropriate role modeling. Fostering acceptance of group goals was the most frequently exhibited behavior. The data highlighted the multifaceted nature of briefing in elite sports. HCs were shown to be transformational leaders who use various behaviors to promote teamwork and task‐work to achieve team success. This study demonstrates that although traditional teamwork studies are useful and continue to be used, exploring transformational leadership behaviors can also provide insights into ways to improve team performance. |
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ISSN: | 1090-8471 1520-6564 |
DOI: | 10.1002/hfm.20899 |