A coach has a great influence on athletes’ performance and development. Communication and coaching styles that work with male athletes may not be effective in female athletes. The alignment of coaching to the preferences of female athletes is important for effective coaching and their holistic development. Therefore, it is essential to understand how female athletes perceive an ideal coach. The purpose of this research is to uncover how Singapore national beach volleyball female athletes voice about an ideal coach. Seven Singapore national beach volleyball female athletes were interviewed. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. The three main themes are – understanding the female athletes, being a role model with responsibility, and possessing rich experience as a coach and athlete. The three main themes that were developed from the voices of the Singapore national beach volleyball female athletes are supported by the literature on transformational coaching in terms of these components: idealized influence and individualized consideration. The findings of this research could help to establish a more comfortable, trusting and well-communicated training environment for female athletes.

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新加坡国家沙滩排球女运动员心声：理想教练是什么？

教练对运动员的表现和发展有很大的影响。与男运动员合作的沟通和教练方式可能对女运动员无效。教练与女运动员的偏好保持一致对于有效的教练和她们的整体发展很重要。因此，了解女运动员如何看待理想教练至关重要。这项研究的目的是揭示新加坡国家沙滩排球女运动员如何评价理想教练。七位新加坡国家沙滩排球女运动员接受了采访。使用专题分析来分析数据。三大主题是——了解女运动员、做有责任感的榜样、拥有丰富的教练和运动员经验。从新加坡国家沙滩排球女运动员的声音发展而来的三个主要主题在这些组成部分方面得到了关于转型教练的文献的支持：理想化的影响和个性化的考虑。这项研究的结果可以帮助为女运动员建立一个更舒适、更信任和更好沟通的训练环境。