Evaluating Student-Athlete Satisfaction with the NCAA Strength and Conditioning Coach

The purpose of this study was to evaluate student-athlete satisfaction with their strength and conditioning coach (SCC) and the services they provide. A secondary purpose was to analyze which demographics correlated with higher or lower satisfaction scores. The strength and conditioning coach stude...

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Main Authors: Megan Cottet, Michael Miller, Thomas Cappaert, Mitchel Schwartzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association 2023-09-01
Series:International Journal of Strength and Conditioning
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Online Access:https://journal.iusca.org/index.php/Journal/article/view/203
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description The purpose of this study was to evaluate student-athlete satisfaction with their strength and conditioning coach (SCC) and the services they provide. A secondary purpose was to analyze which demographics correlated with higher or lower satisfaction scores. The strength and conditioning coach student-athlete satisfaction survey (SCC-SASS) is a newly developed instrument that assesses student-athlete satisfaction levels with their SCC and the services they provide. A sample (n=96) of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (DI) and Division II (DII) athletes completed the SCC-SASS. The overall mean satisfaction score was 128.73 out of 140. Independent T-Tests resulted in no significant differences in mean satisfaction scores between male (128.71) and female student-athletes (128.77) (p=0.982); DI (127.33) and DII student-athletes (128.96) (p=0.679); individual (127.00) and team sport student-athletes (129.37) (p=0.431); between student-athletes who had a professional staff SCCs (129.48) and GA SCCs (124.87) (p=0.317); or a male SCC (128.92) and female SCC (127.86) (p=0.769). Student-athletes showed satisfaction with their SCCs and the services they provide due to a total mean score of 128.73 out of a possible score of 140. The SCC-SASS can be used as a quality improvement tool as athlete satisfaction has been associated with increased athletic performance.
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spelling doaj.art-7e6acf07d4184a0db71f73092cfce2682023-09-08T14:10:04ZengInternational Universities Strength and Conditioning AssociationInternational Journal of Strength and Conditioning2634-22352023-09-013110.47206/ijsc.v3i1.203Evaluating Student-Athlete Satisfaction with the NCAA Strength and Conditioning CoachMegan Cottet0Michael Miller1Thomas Cappaert2Mitchel Schwartzman3Missouri Baptist UniversityWestern Michigan UniversityRocky Mountain University of Health ProfessionsLindenwood University The purpose of this study was to evaluate student-athlete satisfaction with their strength and conditioning coach (SCC) and the services they provide. A secondary purpose was to analyze which demographics correlated with higher or lower satisfaction scores. The strength and conditioning coach student-athlete satisfaction survey (SCC-SASS) is a newly developed instrument that assesses student-athlete satisfaction levels with their SCC and the services they provide. A sample (n=96) of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (DI) and Division II (DII) athletes completed the SCC-SASS. The overall mean satisfaction score was 128.73 out of 140. Independent T-Tests resulted in no significant differences in mean satisfaction scores between male (128.71) and female student-athletes (128.77) (p=0.982); DI (127.33) and DII student-athletes (128.96) (p=0.679); individual (127.00) and team sport student-athletes (129.37) (p=0.431); between student-athletes who had a professional staff SCCs (129.48) and GA SCCs (124.87) (p=0.317); or a male SCC (128.92) and female SCC (127.86) (p=0.769). Student-athletes showed satisfaction with their SCCs and the services they provide due to a total mean score of 128.73 out of a possible score of 140. The SCC-SASS can be used as a quality improvement tool as athlete satisfaction has been associated with increased athletic performance. https://journal.iusca.org/index.php/Journal/article/view/203SCC-SASSQuality ImprovementCollege-agedAthletic PerformanceSports Medicine Team
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Thomas Cappaert
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International Journal of Strength and Conditioning
SCC-SASS
Quality Improvement
College-aged
Athletic Performance
Sports Medicine Team
title Evaluating Student-Athlete Satisfaction with the NCAA Strength and Conditioning Coach
title_full Evaluating Student-Athlete Satisfaction with the NCAA Strength and Conditioning Coach
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title_full_unstemmed Evaluating Student-Athlete Satisfaction with the NCAA Strength and Conditioning Coach
title_short Evaluating Student-Athlete Satisfaction with the NCAA Strength and Conditioning Coach
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topic SCC-SASS
Quality Improvement
College-aged
Athletic Performance
Sports Medicine Team
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