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Soft skills – hard impact: “This coaching thing is all about people”

Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article explores how successful sport coaching hinges on soft skills and a people-first focus beyond technical know-how. Interpersonal, emotional, cognitive and values-based skills like communication, empathy and integrity are key to effective, ethical highperformance coaching. It frames soft skills via UNESCO, OECD and World Economic Forum as broad socioemotional competencies, with Serial Winning Coaches research highlighting vision, people and environment for sustainable success and athlete wellbeing.
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7127110317
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