ABSTRACT
The motivational climate created by coaches has a significant influence on participants’ motivation, the quality of their involvement, their emotional responses and the likelihood of their continued participation or ‘drop out’ from sport (Duda and Balaguer 2007). In short, coaches really matter in the world of sport and they can make all the difference to the enjoyment, motivation and long term investment of athletes. The aim of this chapter is to provide guidance for coaches on how to foster a positive motivational climate in their practice sessions to maximise the effort, persistence and learning of their athletes.
