The purpose of this study was to investigate Canadian uni-versity coaches’ perceptions on how they prepared them-selves, their athletes, and their support staff for continued success at National Championship tournaments. Interviews were conducted with five highly successful university team-sport coaches, who had combined to win nine coach-of-the-year awards and 19 National titles. Results of a thematic analysis revealed the importance of developing detailed seasonal plans of all aspects of training and competition – beginning with the first day of training camp and ending with the National Championship game. The coaches also hig-hlighted the importance of communicating expectations and roles to athletes and support staff throughout the entire season, but especially leading up to the National Champion-ship tournament. Findings from this study provide a rare glimpse into the knowledge and behaviors of expert coach-es, including what they do to prepare their university sport programs for continuous success.
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Author Name: Daniela Donoso Morales, Gordon A Bloom, Jeffrey G Caron
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Keywords: University Athletics, Coaching Psychology, Communication, Planning, High Performance Sport
ISSN: 1390-9592
EISSN: 1390-681X
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