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An analysis was conducted over 2 successive years on tryout evaluations for 60 males under 8 years of age. Four teams were equated prior to the season. The win-loss-tie records for the season were examined along with the tryout evaluations for the players who advanced to the next age group. Results showed that coaches differed in ability both to train players in the fundamental skills of soccer and to produce a winning team. Coaching effectiveness is not unidimensional; the greatest individual gains in skill were made by players under the last-place coach.
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Schuh, A.J. The nature of coaching effectiveness with youth soccer players. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 22, 560–561 (1984). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333907
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333907