Newland, A., Cronin, C., Cook, G., & Whitehead, A. (2023). Developing coaches’ knowledge of the athlete–coach relationship through formal coach education: The perceptions of football association coach developers. International Sport Coaching Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2022-0108
There are inaccuracies in the Discussion section on page 7.
The sentence “This resonates with the work of Taylor et al. (2022) who argues the importance of the coach providing “tough love” within these high-performance environments.” should read “Mike’s quote resonates with the work of Taylor et al. (2022).”
The sentence “They argue that if development environments are too caring they may not prepare athletes for the realities of the senior professional game where there will always be consequences for poor performance (Taylor et al., 2022).” should read “They argue that if development environments are too psychologically safe they may not prepare athletes for the realities of the senior professional game where there will always be consequences for poor performance (Taylor et al., 2022).”
The sentence “Taylor et al. (2022) seeks to direct our attention toward the potential downsides to “softer” interpersonal approaches, such as athletes performing with reduced accountability. Instead, it may be the case that care, within high-performance environments, may be perceived by ambitious athletes as an investment of time and effort from the coach in the athlete’s development (Taylor et al., 2022).” should read “Taylor et al. (2022) direct our attention towards the potential downsides of psychological safety, such as athletes performing with reduced accountability. Instead, it may be the case that care, within high performance environments, may be perceived by ambitious athletes as an investment of time and effort from the coach in the athlete’s development (Taylor et al., 2022).”
The sentence “These ‘harder’ interpersonal approaches may have been perceived differently by other athletes and Cronin (2022) rightly points to the fact that, for some, ‘tough love’ may be used as an excuse for abusive coaching practices” should read ““The ‘harder’ interpersonal approaches reported by Mike and the participants in this study may have been perceived differently by other athletes. We also cautiously note that Cronin (2022) rightly points to the fact that, in other sports, “toughness” may be used as an excuse for abusive coaching practices (see Whyte, 2022), albeit no such experiences were reported in this study.
The article was corrected November 21, 2023.
