Attitudes and psychological traits of the university coach in team sports

Abstract

The study has the purpose of describing attitudes of the sports coach based on the beliefs of the players and coaches of the representative teams of the University of Sonora. The research responds to a descriptive, cross-sectional, non-experimental study with a quantitative approach. Coach attitudes in team sports confirmed by both coaches and players include the following traits: he is disciplined and persevering; it is an example of wellness and healthy life; winning attitude; take care of the mental health of my players; push my players to the limit; uses optimistic phrases to motivate; conducts emotional talks; set realistic goals and forecasts; he performs visualization exercises to train his players mentally; communicates clearly and directly, but without offending my players; is empathetic with the needs of the players; focuses on what is happening in the game and works collaboratively.