Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. student of Sport Management,Razi University, kermanshah, iran

2 Associate Profesor in Sport Management, Razi University, kermanshah, iran

3 Assistant Profesor in Sport Management, Razi University, kermanshah, iran

Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze the influence of coaching behaviors on self - efficacy and team performance of Iranian women's football players in Pro League . Community samples 200 subjects in the study were selected by considering 22 players per team . For this purpose, Coaching Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ) and Self - Efficacy Scale (ESES) were used for the study . To evaluate the performance of women's football team , their place in the table was considered . Reliability of the research toolis obtained using Cronbach alpha (0.75 for coaching behavior, 0.82 for self-efficacy) . In order to analyze the data, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics Confirmatory factor analysis CFA for data collection , SEM structural equation modelin ” Amos ” to test the research model and also hypothesis testing) were used .
The results showed that spontaneous coaching behavior and positive Reactive coaching behavior have a significant positive effect on self - efficacy and negative Reactive coaching behavior had a significant negative impact on self - efficacy . The results showed a positive and significant impact of self - efficacy of players on team performance . spontaneous coaching behavior and positive reactive coaching behavior had a significant positive impact on performance , but the negative reactive coaching behavior had a significant negative impact on performance .

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