A case study of coaching in a junior high school women’s volleyball team and conflict as a player

Using the episode description and the in-depth talking

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to present a case study of practical coaching through scientific investigation of what is happening in the field, and to clarify the hardships faced by a coach. The episode description and the in − depth talking, one of the qualitative research methods, were used. The study’s subjects were a junior high school women’s volleyball team and their coach. After conducting observation, three characteristic instruction methods were identified ： “how to talk attract many players,” “how to scold for the team to one,” and “how to encourage mentality as an ace spiker.” Furthermore, it was suggested that the conflict of a coach was a fundamentally ambiguous. Finally, the study revealed that underlying the coaching was a regard for the importance of the relationship between players.