Coaching unified sports: associations between perceived athlete improvement, barriers, and coach attitudes across five European countries

The findings underscore the motivational role of observed progress among athletes with disabilities in shaping coach engagement and suggest that experiential factors such as previous involvement and personal ties may carry unanticipated emotional or structural challenges. These insights point to the importance of designing coach education and support programs that not only promote technical competence but also address emotional resilience and contextual demands. Strengthening these components may enhance the sustainability and effectiveness of Unified Sports initiatives worldwide.

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Frontiers in Psychology
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2025-08-04
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1632589
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Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
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Coaching unified sports: associations between perceived athlete improvement, barriers, and coach attitudes across five European countries

Maciej Wilski, Damir Ahmić, Piotr Urbański, Velibor Srdić et al.
Frontiers in Psychology
Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
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Coaching unified sports: associations between perceived athlete improvement, barriers, and coach attitudes across five European countries

Maciej Wilski, Damir Ahmić, Piotr Urbański, Velibor Srdić, Anna Nadolska, Kada Delic Selimovic, Srboljub Vukovic, Vaiva Abramaviciute, Daiva Dabriliene, Ausra Kriskovieciene, Roxana Ossian, Gabriela Papp Eniko, Nina Bracanovic Milovic, Ivan Radovic, Veronica Sedlackova, Eva Gazova, Nadira Sabanovic
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Abstract

The findings underscore the motivational role of observed progress among athletes with disabilities in shaping coach engagement and suggest that experiential factors such as previous involvement and personal ties may carry unanticipated emotional or structural challenges. These insights point to the importance of designing coach education and support programs that not only promote technical competence but also address emotional resilience and contextual demands. Strengthening these components may enhance the sustainability and effectiveness of Unified Sports initiatives worldwide.

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Special Olympics (US), University of Travnik (BA), Pan-European University (SK), Institute of Metrology of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA), Verlab (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (BA), Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Târgu Mureş (RO), Roche (Bosnia-Herzegovina) (BA), University of Montenegro (ME)
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