TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lee, Honggyu
A1  - Wäsche, Hagen
A1  - Jekauc, Darko
T1  - Analyzing the components of emotional competence of football coaches : a qualitative study from the coaches’ perspective
T2  - Sports
N2  - Emotional Competence (EC) is regarded as a fundamental skill for sports coaches. However, the applications of EC in football coaching are not well understood. This study analyzed the specific emotional processes football coaches experience. We interviewed 18 football coaches and analyzed the interview transcripts by using a systematic analysis process based on Grounded Theory principles. We derived a model from this analysis that comprises a four-phase process: emotional triggers, emotional experiences, emotion regulation strategies, and emotional consequences. In this model, we identified four categories which act as triggers of emotions in football coaches. These emotions can be positive or negative and are manifested at three levels. However, the coaches vary in their capability to perceive emotions. Our model also shows that coaches’ emotion regulation strategies influence the effect of emotional experiences. Experienced emotions promote consequences with psychological and social implications for coaches and may influence their perception of future situations. In short, the process seems to be circular. This finding suggests that the ability to deal with emotions is an important aspect for football coaches.
KW  - emotional competence
KW  - circular emotional process
KW  - football coach
Y1  - 2018
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/47470
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-474709
SN  - 2075-4663
N1  - This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).
VL  - 6
IS  - 4, Art. 123
SP  - 1
EP  - 18
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -