The Relationship of Taekwondo Coaches’ Feedback Types, Student-Athletes’ Sport Ability Belief and Deliberate Practice

The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationship between perceived coach feedback types, sports ability beliefs, and deliberate practice among high school Taekwondo athletes. The participants were 287 athletes affiliated with high school Taekwondo clubs (184 males, 103 females). Data were collected through a survey, and descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were conducted to derive the results. The findings revealed the following: Firstly, corrective feedback among coach feedback types influenced the subfactors of sports ability beliefs, specifically learning and improvement (incremental belief), while negative feedback influenced safety and talent (entity belief). Secondly, both corrective and negative feedback types had significant effects on deliberate practice. Thirdly, the subfactor of learning and improvement (incremental belief) within sports ability beliefs had a significant impact on deliberate practice. These results suggest that coaches using corrective feedback are most desirable in promoting athletes' incremental belief and deliberate practice.