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Elite archers feel more committed when their coach involves them in planning

1 study · 8 archers measured

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The only evidence comes from eight South Korean archers who had already competed at the Olympic Games, four men and four women, interviewed in depth about how they talk to their coach. Some say that when the coach discusses their running, weights or outdoor shooting schedule with them, and checks back on the goals they have set, they feel more responsible and more committed to reaching them. Others describe the reverse: a coach who ignores their opinion, changes the schedule without telling them or wants to know where they go even on days off makes them feel unrespected. In the same study one archer says that hearing over and over how much money each of their arrows is worth puts them under pressure, to the point of asking whether to carry on. It is a qualitative study of eight people from a single national team, where the relationship between coach and athlete follows its own rules: it reports what the archers say, it does not measure motivation.

Also phrased as: "coach autonomy support"; "involving the athlete in the schedule"; "the coach who decides everything"; "motivation and the coach relationship"

In practice

People say experienced archers should be involved in training decisions rather than just instructed, because what they decide together with the coach feels like their own.

Evidence

  • 2020
    For Archers Published later

    8 South Korean national team archers with at least one Olympic appearance (4 men and 4 women, mean age 27.5), semi-structured interviews of about forty minutes and thematic analysis, analysis done separately by the two authors, with agreement kappa 0.89. Under the theme of autonomy support (p. 8) several archers say they feel more responsible and committed when the coach discusses their running, weights and outdoor shooting schedule with them and checks back on their short, medium and long-term goals; others report that the athlete's opinion is ignored or that the schedule changes without notice, and one says the coach wants to know and control where they go even on days off and on holiday, and that this leaves them feeling unrespected as a person.

    "Coach Really Knew What I Needed and Understood Me Well as a Person": Effective Communication Acts in Coach-Athlete Interactions among Korean Olympic Archers · Youngsook Kim, Inchon Park

  • 2020
    Context Archers Published later

    Under the theme of motivation (p. 8) one archer says the coach's stories about international competitions give them energy to train, while another, a professional, says that hearing over and over that each of their arrows is worth a lot of money does not help at all, puts them under pressure and makes them ask whether they want to keep competing. It concerns motivation, not involvement in planning.

    "Coach Really Knew What I Needed and Understood Me Well as a Person": Effective Communication Acts in Coach-Athlete Interactions among Korean Olympic Archers · Youngsook Kim, Inchon Park

Status history

  1. 2020 Reported The only evidence: eight South Korean archers with at least one Olympics behind them, interviewed in depth, say they feel more responsible and committed when the coach discusses the schedule with them, and unrespected when the coach changes it without telling them or wants to control their days off too. One of them adds that being reminded of the money value of their arrows makes them ask whether to carry on. A qualitative study of eight people from a single national team: the evidence in favour is there and it is limited.

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Campagna, M. (2026). Elite archers feel more committed when their coach involves them in planning (Version 1). In Evidence Registry. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://matteocampagna.com/en/registry/mind/coach-autonomy-support-motivation

BibTeX
@misc{campagna2026_allenatoreautonomiamotivazione,
  author = {Campagna, Matteo},
  title = {Elite archers feel more committed when their coach involves them in planning},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Evidence Registry, matteocampagna.com},
  url = {https://matteocampagna.com/en/registry/mind/coach-autonomy-support-motivation},
  note = {Version 1; accessed 2026-10-16}
}

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