The Effect of Taekwondo Coach-Athlete Interaction on Perceived Performance: The Moderating Effect by Two Taekwondo Styles, Gyeorugi and Poomsae

摘要

This study aimed to provide fundamental knowledge on enhancing Performance of Taekwondo players by validating how the coach-athlete interaction affects perceived performance, and how its moderating effect varies by gyeorugi (sparring) and poomsae. A survey was conducted on 395 Taekwondo players of University located in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, and Chungnam, who were official members of Korea taekwondo Association as of 2016. Participants were selected through purposive sampling, a type of non-probability sampling. Subsequently, a sample of 382 of 394 respondents, filtering 12 unfaithful ones, was selected for data collection (gyeorugi 180, poomsae 202; male 230, female 152). First, coach-athlete interaction had a statistically positive influence on perceived performance of University Taekwondo players(pgyeorugi players than their poomsae counterparts (gyeorugi 19.6%; poomsae 6.5%). The result from pairwise parameter comparison exceeded critical value (±1.96: 0.05; ±2.58: 0.01), suggesting that moderating effect was statistically significant with 99% confidence level. These results indicated that in Taekwondo training, the coach-player interaction such as instruction on technique, faith, encouragement, passing on know-how was more effective in enhancing Performance of gyeorugi players than poomsae players.