An experiment on the impact of coaches’ and athlete leaders’ competence support on athletes’ motivation and performance

Grounded in the Cognitive Evaluation Theory, the present experiment aimed to compare the relative impact of competence support provided by coaches versus athlete leaders on players’ competence satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, and performance.

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