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TL;DR: Results indicated that greatest similarities were to be found between coaches' subjective self-assessments and the “ideal” coach; and between coaches’ and swimmers' estimations of the ‘ideal' coach.
Abstract: Selected coaches (N = 48) and international-caliber junior (under 16 years) swimmers (N = 30) constructed their “ideal” coach's personality profile on a 10-point scale (from Cattell's 16 P.F.I.). These profiles were compared with the objective test profiles of highly successful coaches and with the coaches' subjective self-assessments of personality. The highly successful coaches were chosen from a previously tested group of coaches by the three national swimming coaches based on selected criteria. Results indicated that greatest similarities were to be found between coaches' subjective self-assessments and the “ideal” coach; and between coaches' and swimmers' estimations of the “ideal” coach.
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