KIN-10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Motivation
Introduction to Kinesiology
Notes
Joseph Yang
Leadership continued:
1. A leader’s social support enhances individual and group motivation
Social Support- concern for the welfare of each
○ Positive group atmosphere
○ Warm interpersonal relations (trust)
○ Most important during long monotonous or boring practice sessions
○ More important in experienced athletes
○ More important for male athletes
2. Training and skill instruction by the leader enhances motivation
A. Ability- teach skills, techniques, and tactics of the game
○ Arrange and conduct practice
○ Maximize master of skills
○ = COMPETENCE
B. Role Perception
○ Clarify each individual’s roles and its relation to the whole group
○ Structure, coordinate and integrate all individuals within the group activity
○ = DEFINING REALITY
By Improving technical competence and clarifying individual roles, the effort performance
relationship is enhanced and overall motivation improved
3. Coaching decision styles influence individuals levels of motivation
Chelladurai: Multimensional Model of sport leadership
○ Three basic decision making styles
■ A. Autocratic- coach makes decision on own
● Preferred by other athletes
● Males
● During times of stress
■ B. Participative – coach and athlete(s) make a joint decision
● Preferred by females
● During low stress periods (practice)
■ C. Delegative- coach lets individual or group make decision
● Preferred- low quality decisions
● Uncomplicated decisions
Leader Qualities
○ intelligence
○ assertion
○ empathy
○ flexible
○ self confidence
○ ambition
2. Leader Style
Document Summary
Leadership continued: a leader"s social support enhances individual and group motivation. Social support- concern for the welfare of each. Most important during long monotonous or boring practice sessions. More important for male athletes: training and skill instruction by the leader enhances motivation, ability- teach skills, techniques, and tactics of the game. Clarify each individual"s roles and its relation to the whole group. Structure, coordinate and integrate all individuals within the group activity. By improving technical competence and clarifying individual roles, the effort performance relationship is enhanced and overall motivation improved: coaching decision styles influence individuals levels of motivation. A. autocratic- coach makes decision on own. B. participative coach and athlete(s) make a joint decision. C. delegative- coach lets individual or group make decision. Experience: situational factors team vs. individual sport interactive vs. coactive team size time available. Broader information base which generates more solution alternatives under greater scrutiny. Improved quality of decisions thru generation of more original and creative solutions.
