TITLE:
Predominant Coaching Leadership Behaviors of High School Head Basketball Coaches: A Pilot Study
AUTHORS:
Eddie T. C. Lam, Stephanie S. J. Drcar, Xuan Song
KEYWORDS:
Positive Feedback, Training and Instruction, Social Support, Democratic Behavior, Autocratic Behavior
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.11,
November
29,
2021
ABSTRACT: Coaching leadership in sport was important because
the coach-athlete relationship was considered as a crucial factor in the sport
setting. Though leadership theories have been developed for a few decades,
research topics related to leadership behaviors in high school settings are
understudied. The purpose of the study was to examine the coaching leadership behaviors
of high school head basketball coaches in Hong Kong utilizing the Leadership
Scale for Sports. One hundred and twelve basketball coaches were invited to
participate in the study: 56 coaches from the winning teams and another 56
coaches from the losing teams. Mixed-design 2 × 5 ANOVA indicated there was
significant (p p Teaching
and Instruction as well as Positive
Feedback than Social Support, Democratic Behavior, and Autocratic Behavior. The mean scores as
determined by the five dimensions of the LSS were in the following descending
order: Positive Feedback, Training and Instruction, Social Support, Democratic
Behavior, and Autocratic Behavior. The importance and application of these five
coaching behaviors were discussed in detail.