Rauschenfels, DianePrevost, Andrew Charles2013-09-262017-04-142013-09-262017-04-1420132013https://hdl.handle.net/11299/187554Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Master of Education Degree in the College of Education and Human Service Professions, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2013Committee names: Diane Rauschenfels (Chair). This item has been modified from the original to redact the signatures present.Collegiate athletics are becoming more and more competitive. It is important that coaches do everything they can to get the most out of their athletes. This study surveyed over fifty collegiate athletes and over twenty collegiate coaches at the NCAA division two level. The athletes and coaches were current participants on team sports that included women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s basketball, and men’s football. The purpose was to find out how an athletes’ self-efficacy was affected with positive versus negative coaching tone. The study showed that athletes have increased self-efficacy when receiving positive coaching strategies.enCollege athleticsNCAA division twoMaster of EducationDepartment of EducationCollege of Education and Human Service ProfessionsUniversity of Minnesota DuluthPlan Cs (coursework-based master's degrees)Coaches (Athletics)Coaching (Athletics)College athletesSelf-efficacyScholarly Text or Essay