Analysis of the Different Scenarios of Coach’s Anger on the Performance of Youth Basketball Teams

Victor Hugo Duque, Pedro Saenz-López, Miguel Ángel Gómez-Ruano, Sergio J. Ibáñez-Godoy, Cristina Conde, Bartolomé J. Almagro and José Antonio Rebollo
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Victor Hugo Duque: Grupo de Investigación Prácticas Corporales, Sociedad, Educación-Currículo (PES), Instituto Universitario de Educación Física, University of Antioquia, Medellin 050010, Colombia
Pedro Saenz-López: Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sport Sciences, COIDESO, Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
Miguel Ángel Gómez-Ruano: Faculty of Sport Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Sergio J. Ibáñez-Godoy: Training Optimization and Sports Performance Research Group (GOERD), Sport Science Faculty, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Cristina Conde: Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sport Sciences, COIDESO, Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
Bartolomé J. Almagro: Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sport Sciences, COIDESO, Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
José Antonio Rebollo: Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sport Sciences, COIDESO, Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: In spite of the negative effects of anger, coaches are often seen becoming angry during games. This is especially worrying in U18 categories. Thus, the objective of this study was to identify the influence that the coach’s anger has on the performance of a basketball team in competition. For this, an ad hoc observation tool was designed, in which 587 moments of anger from the coaching staff (64 coaches) were recorded in the 24 semi-final and final matches of the Spanish Autonomous Region Team Championships in 2019 and 2020 in the infantil (M = 14 years old) and cadete (M = 16 years old) categories. The results show that, in response to most incidents of coach anger, the performance of the team did not change. Significant differences were identified in some scenarios, with low- or medium-intensity anger targeted at the defence, where the team performance improved. However, anger towards the referee in the last quarter with scores level had a negative influence on the team’s performance.

Keywords: negative emotions; basketball; anger; competition; youth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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