Presentation Type
Oral/Paper Presentation
Abstract
With discussions about education focused on student achievement and school accountability, it is important to understand what factors influence student persistence and success in a variety of environments, including school athletics. Student athletes are expected to dedicate significant time to their sport while also maintaining academic expectations. The researchers of this mixed-methods study seek to explore the relationship between coaching effectiveness, the coach-athlete relationship, and student-athlete academic outcomes. Through the lens of established motivational theories, this study examines how coaches’ autonomy-supportive behaviors can impact student-athletes' intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. Specifically, the study investigates whether motivation from athletic coaches relates to high school student athlete academic outcomes such as GPA, attendance, and graduation rates. Through a plan to collect quantitative and qualitative data from participants, the researchers seek to identify if specific behaviors from athletic coaches play a role in student-athletes' motivation to succeed both athletically and academically.
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Emily Mofield
Recommended Citation
Graves, Tabithia; Hale, Angeline; and Holloway, Megan, "A Mixed-Methods Study on the Relationship Between Athletic Coaching Effectiveness, the Coach-Athlete Relationship, and Student-Athlete Academic Outcomes" (2025). Student Scholar Symposium. 187.
https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/student_scholars_symposium/2025/Full_schedule/187
Included in
Educational Leadership Commons, Educational Psychology Commons, Secondary Education Commons, Sports Studies Commons
A Mixed-Methods Study on the Relationship Between Athletic Coaching Effectiveness, the Coach-Athlete Relationship, and Student-Athlete Academic Outcomes
With discussions about education focused on student achievement and school accountability, it is important to understand what factors influence student persistence and success in a variety of environments, including school athletics. Student athletes are expected to dedicate significant time to their sport while also maintaining academic expectations. The researchers of this mixed-methods study seek to explore the relationship between coaching effectiveness, the coach-athlete relationship, and student-athlete academic outcomes. Through the lens of established motivational theories, this study examines how coaches’ autonomy-supportive behaviors can impact student-athletes' intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. Specifically, the study investigates whether motivation from athletic coaches relates to high school student athlete academic outcomes such as GPA, attendance, and graduation rates. Through a plan to collect quantitative and qualitative data from participants, the researchers seek to identify if specific behaviors from athletic coaches play a role in student-athletes' motivation to succeed both athletically and academically.