Interviews with coaches about their goal-setting
practices showed that (a) goals were set
predominantly to focus attention and provide
direction; (b) the most important aspect of goal
commitment was personal enjoyment; (c) coaches
were variable in writing down their goals and
their understanding of goal-setting principles; (d)
goal barriers were seen as physical,
psychological, and external; (e) coaches used
performance, process, and outcome goals
although they favored process and performance
goals; and (f) coaches used both short- and long term
goals but focused more on short-term goals.