#16 Prof Sophia Jowett – Building a Coach-Athlete Relationship
The Sport Psych Show
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Coaches, Challenges and Relationships
There are challenges and, you know, there are situations or events that can destabilize the relationship. So it may be lack of motivation on the part of their athletes, maybe performance slums. It may be that the athlete doesn't want to commit beyond the training session. Sometimes coaches require their athletes to do extra training or do certain things over and beyond what is required. Athletes might feel that these are not necessary or may not perhaps understand the value. And coaches can overcome those challenges if there is a strong belief that there is something that each one of these, the coach and the athlete, can give back to the relationship.
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