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WHAT DO MANCHESTER

UNIVERSITY ATHLETES
WANT FROM THEIR
COACHES AND CAPTAINS?
A.J. Hudkins
Blake Harris

INTRODUCTION

We examined what student athletes want from their coaches


and captains at Manchester.

Strong leader?

Friend?

Mix of Both?

RATIONALE

Do Coaches Perceive Themselves as Influential on Physical


Activity for Girls in Organized Youth Sport?
Experience
Better recruiting and retention

PARTICIPANTS

Survey = 80 student athletes


Email distribution

METHODS

Practice focus group

Not used in the actual study

Survey through KwikSurveys.com

SURVEY

It Is Important For My Coach To Believe In Me

My Coach Believes In Me

RESULTS
1

2.53 6.33

20.25

17.72

39.24

78.48
34.18

Strongly Disagree
Agree

Disagree
Stronlgy Agree

Neutral

Strongly Disagree
Agree

Disagree
Strongly Agree

Neutral

It Is Important For My Coach To Care About My Academic Life


My Coach Cares About My Academic Life

RESULTS

1.27 8.86

1.25 1.25 7.5

43.04

46.25
43.75

46.84

Strongly Disagree Disagree


Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree

Strongly Disagree
Agree

Disagree
Strongly Agree

Neutral

It Is Okay for Team Captains to Call Out Athletes In Front of the Whole My
TeamCaptains Call People Out As a Teaching Tool In Front of the Team.

RESULTS

10

5.06

8.75

15.19

20.25
22.5
33.75
31.65
25

Strongly Disagree Disagree


Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree

27.85

Strongly Disagree Disagree


Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree

RESULT
S

It Is Important for My Captains To Be Good Communicators

3%
24%

74%

Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly
Agree

My Captains Are Good Communicators

23%

3%

14%
26%

35%

Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly
Agree

My Team Success Was The Major Reason Why I Decided To Play For Manchester

RESULT
S

6% 14%
15%

29%
35%

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree

CONCLUSION

Coaches and Captains are doing a good job

Put more of an emphasis on winning when recruiting


Coaches are living up to the expectations of their athletes

DISCUSSION

Things we could have done better

Separating between men and women

More survey questions

Send out earlier

Things we did well

Survey format

Email to the athletes

Obtained relevant information for the athletic department

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