Table 4. Comparison of coaches’ accountability behaviours by players’ age group.
| Task explicitness (task presentation) |
|
Under 14 (n=14) |
Under 18 (n=14) |
| Outcome (O) |
13.96 |
15.04 |
| Situation (S) |
11.43 |
17.57 |
| Criteria-form (CF) |
15.61 |
13.39 |
| Criteria-product (CP) |
11.29 |
17.71* |
| Combination (CB) |
17.50 |
11.50** |
| Exigency type |
|
Tasks presentation
|
|
| Participation/effort (P/E) |
16.86 |
12.14 |
| Performance Quality (PQ) |
15.93 |
13.07 |
| Without exigency (WE) |
13.14 |
15.86 |
|
During practice
|
|
| Participation/effort (P/E) |
14.86 |
14.14 |
| Performance Quality (PQ) |
17.21 |
11.79 |
| Without exigency (WE) |
10.50 |
18.50** |
| Coach reaction of accomplishment tasks (during practice) |
| Punish (P) |
13.54 |
15.46 |
| Encouragement (E) |
16.50 |
12.50* |
| No reaction (NR) |
13.07 |
15.93 |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.
