Examination of coaches' self-efficacy: preliminary analysis of the coaching efficacy scale.
The purpose of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Coaching Efficacy Scale, which measures coaches' beliefs about their capacity to affect the learning and performance of their athletes on Game Strategy, Motivation, Teaching Technique, and Character Building. 230 Greek male team coaches (M = 37.6 yr. +/- 6.2) with 5.5 yr. (SD = 4.8) of experience completed the Greek translation of the scale. A first-order confirmatory factor analysis supported the basic factorial structure of the scale. Examination of a higher order model of an overall coaching efficacy factor showed satisfactory fit, using second-order confirmatory factor analysis. Moreover, the scale showed satisfactory Cronbach of of .82 and 30-day test-retest reliability of .73. Significant differences between experienced and less experienced coaches, defined by mean score, were found on Teaching Technique and overall self-efficacy factors, with more experienced coaches having significantly higher scores. Results supported the reliability and validity of the Greek version of the scale.
Department of Physical Education and Sport Science Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece. lambo@phed.auth.gr
Haralambos
H
Tsorbatzoudis
Garifallia
G
Daroglou
Panayotis
P
Zahariadis
George
G
Grouios
D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013177:Sports; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*