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Adolescenti često s porastom njihove dobi gube interes za kineziološkom angažiranosti. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi osnovna obilježja kineziološke angažiranosti splitskih srednjoškolaca te utvrditi relacije kineziološke angažiranosti s određenim obilježjima splitskih srednjoškolaca (opći uspjeh, materijalne prilike, percipirane kompetencije i drugo). Istraživanje je provedeno na 145 učenika s područja grada Splita. Od ukupnog broja učenika 82 je ženskog spola i 63 je učenika muškog spola. Skup mjerenih varijabli bile su: mjerenje kineziološke angažiranosti, opće i specifične sportske percipirane kompetencije, pasivne zaokupljenosti sportom, ljestvice tjelesnog samopoimanja i slika o zdravlju. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju nam kako se učenici i učenice znatno razlikuju po određenim varijablama. Učenici imaju više rezultate opće i specifične percipirane sportske kompetencije, kineziološke angažiranosti i pasivne zaokupljenosti sportom u odnosu na učenice. Učenice imaju bolju sliku o svome tijelu i više rezultate o zdravlju. Iako učenici imaju veću kineziološku angažiranost u odnosu na učenice njihovo opće samopoimanje je manje od učenica. S obzirom na aktivnost učenici su aktivniji u organiziranom bavljenju sportom (njih 39,7%) u odnosu na učenice. Na temelju istraživanja o nekadašnjoj i sadašnjoj aktivnosti utvrđeno je da je samo 27,6% stalno aktivnih učenika. Na temelju statusa kineziološke angažiranosti učenici su bili raspoređeni kroz tri skupine: stalno aktivni, stalno neaktivni i odustali od sporta. Kod učenica i učenika koji su stalno aktivni utvrđeno je da imaju visoko izraženu opću i specifičnu sportsku kompetenciju, kineziološku angažiranost i pasivnu zaokupljenost sportom u odnosu na ostale dvije skupine., Adolescents often lose interest in kinesiology engagement as their age increases. The aim of this research was to determine the basic characteristics of kinesiology engagement of the high school students and to determine the relationship between kinesiology engagement and certain characteristics of high school students (perceived sport competence, general success, material circumstances, etc.) in Split town. The research was conducted on 145 students from the area of town Split. Out of the total number of students, 82 were female and 63 were male. The set of measured variables were: measurement of kinesiology engagement, general and specific sports perceived competence, passive participation in sports, general self-concept, body-image and perceived health. The results of the research showed that male and female students differ significantly in certain variables. Male students have higher results in general and specific perceived sports competence, kinesiological engagement and in passive participation in sports compared to female students. Female students had a higher body image and higher perceived health results. Although male students have higher kinesiology engagement compared to female students, their general self-concept was lower than female students. Regarding activity, male students were more active in organized sports (39.7%) compared to female students. Based on research on past and present activity, it was determined that only 27.6% of students were continuously active. Based on the status of their kinesiology engagement, the students were divided into three groups: constantly active, constantly inactive and those who dropout from sport. Female and male students who were constantly active were found to have highly expressed general and specific sports competence, kinesiological engagement and passive participation in sports compared to the other two groups.

La actividad física deportiva extraescolar (AFDE) y la educación física (EF) juntas, suponen un complemento entre sí para alcanzar las recomendaciones de 60 minutos diarios para personas de entre 5 y 17 años con tres días de carga intensa indicados por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). El objetivo principal de la presente Tesis Doctoral fue analizar el tiempo de práctica, motivación y satisfacción de la población adolescente del municipio de Maracena en función de la oferta de AFDE organizadas, así como, conocer el perfil profesional, la organización docente y la satisfacción de los técnicos deportivos (TD) y comprobar si existe relación de las AFDE ofertadas con los programas de EF de los centros educativos de secundaria. Con la intención de dar respuesta a este macro-objetivo, se realizaron cuatro estudios cuyos objetivos específicos fueron: conocer la ocupación del tiempo libre de la población escolar adolescente de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO) y Bachillerato en la ciudad de Maracena en función de la oferta de AFDE organizadas (estudio 1); analizar el perfil profesional, satisfacción laboral y organización docente de sus TD (estudio 2); identificar el grado de motivación, disfrute y aburrimiento de los adolescentes respecto a su práctica de AFDE y su relación con la satisfacción, calidad percibida y valor general de las entidades deportivas en las que realizaban la práctica (estudio 3); evaluar la satisfacción, importancia y utilidad concedida por el alumno adolescente en la asignatura de EF y su relación con el abandono deportivo, así como identificar qué contenidos de EF valoran más y verificar si tienen relación con la oferta de AFDE (estudio 4). El número de participantes por trabajo de investigación fue: 1.128 para el estudio 1, 60 TD para el estudio 2, 307 procedentes del primer estudio participaron en el 3 y 925 en el estudio 4. Los resultados de la presente Tesis Doctoral ponen de manifiesto que: 1. El tiempo de compromiso motor escolar junto con el extraescolar realizado, para la mayoría no fue suficiente para alcanzar las recomendaciones de la OMS, siendo los chicos los que más practicaban sobre todo deportes colectivos y las chicas deportes individuales con una reducción de práctica de AFDE con el paso del tiempo (estudio 1); 2. La mayoría de los TD tenían titulación relacionada con la práctica que dirigían, estando en general satisfechos tanto en la dimensión intrínseca como extrínseca mostrando mayores niveles las mujeres que los hombres y encontrando una correlación leve y negativa respecto a la titulación y satisfacción extrínseca (estudio 2); 3. Los deportistas en general disfrutaban, se encontraban motivados y se sentían satisfechos con el servicio ofertado en las instalaciones deportivas, mostrando las chicas mayores índices de disfrute y motivación que los chicos, ocurriendo al contrario en calidad percibida, satisfacción y valor del servicio, siendo la motivación extrínseca un predictor negativo de la satisfacción (estudio 3) y 4. Los estudiantes de los centros de ESO y bachillerato del municipio en general disfrutaban, se aburrían poco y le daban gran importancia a la asignatura de EF, siendo los chicos los que mostraron mejores índices que las chicas, concluyendo que la importancia asignada a la EF fue un predictor positivo de los motivos de abandono deportivo ambientales y sociales. Existen pocos contenidos de EF de los institutos de Maracena relacionados con la oferta extraescolar del Municipio (estudio 4). En función de estos hallazgos, se puede hacer hincapié en la propuesta del aumento de horas de EF en los centros docentes, propulsar una campaña de formación específica para los TD de todas las especialidades deportivas y, al conocer el perfil de todos los profesionales, se puede tratar de mejorar sus condiciones. Además, al tener acceso a las percepciones y motivaciones de los deportistas en sus servicios deportivos, se pueden crear protocolos de prevención en el abandono deportivo favoreciendo su fidelización. Por otro lado, debido a la sintonía que existe entre la asignatura de EF y la oferta de AFDE del municipio, se pueden promover sinergias para que los contenidos de EF que más atraigan a los adolescentes puedan ser ofertados en los servicios extraescolares y los contenidos propuestos también puedan guardar relación con los ofertados, de manera que se pueda promover un mayor compromiso motor por parte de los adolescentes., Extracurricular physical sport activity (EPSA) and physical education (PE) complement each other to achieve the recommendations indicated by the World Health Organization (WHO), i. e. 60 minutes a day for kids and teenagers with ages between 5 and 17, with three days of intense load. The main objective of this Doctoral Thesis is to analyse the practice time, motivation and satisfaction of the adolescent population of the municipality of Maracena, in relation to the offers EPSA. Additionally, we aimed to know the professional profile, the teaching organisation and the satisfaction of sports instructors (SI) and also to verify if there is a relationship between the offered EPSA and the PE programmes in secondary education schools. With the intention of responding to this macro-objective, four studies were carried out; the specific objectives of which were: To find out the occupation of the free time of the adolescent school population of Compulsory Secondary Education (CSE) and High School Diploma in the city of Maracena according to the offer of organised EPSA (study 1); to analyse the professional profile, job satisfaction and teaching organisation of their SI (study 2); to identify the degree of motivation, enjoyment and boredom of the adolescents with respect to their EPSA practice and the relationship with the satisfaction, perceived quality and general value of the sports entities in which they practised (study 3); to evaluate the satisfaction, importance and usefulness given by adolescent students in the PE subject and its relationship with sports dropout, as well as to identify which PE contents they value most and verify whether they are related to the offer of AFDE (study 4). The number of participants per research work was: 1,128 for study 1, 60 SI for study 2, 307 from the first study participated in study 3 and 925 in study 4. The results of the present Doctoral Thesis show that: 1. The time of school motor commitment, together with the time spent out of school, was not enough for most of them to reach the WHO recommendations. Additionally, boys were the ones who mainly practised collective sports whereas girls practice mostly individual sports, with a reduction in the practice of EPSA over time (study 1); 2. The majority of SI had qualifications related to the practice they managed, being generally satisfied in both the intrinsic and extrinsic dimensions, with higher satisfaction levels among women than among men, while finding a slight negative correlation with regard to qualifications and extrinsic satisfaction (study 2); 3. Athletes generally enjoyed, were motivated and felt satisfied with the service offered at the sports facilities. Girls showed higher levels of enjoyment and motivation than boys, while the opposite tendency was found for perceived quality, satisfaction and value of the service. Extrinsic motivation was in this case a negative predictor of satisfaction (study 3); and 4. The students of CSE and High School Diploma levels in the municipality generally enjoyed, were not bored and gave great importance to the PE subject, with boys showing better rates than girls and concluding that the importance assigned to PE was a positive predictor of environmental and social reasons for dropping out of sports. There is little PE content in Maracena's secondary schools related to the extracurricular offer in the municipality (study 4). Based on these findings, emphasis can be placed on the proposal to increase the number of PE hours in schools, to promote a specific training campaign for SI of all sports specialities and, by knowing the profile of all professionals, we can try to improve their conditions. Furthermore, by having access to the perceptions and motivations of sportspeople in their sports services, protocols can be created to prevent them from dropping out of sports, thus favouring their loyalty. On the other hand, due to the harmony that exists between the subject of PE and the offer of EPSA in the municipality, synergies can be promoted so that the PE contents that most attract adolescents can be offered in the extracurricular services and, at the same time, the proposed contents can also be related to those offered, so that a greater motor commitment among adolescents can be promoted., Tesis Univ. Granada.

[Abstract] The sport commitment model proposed by Schmidt and Stein is one of the most complete paradigms on the etiology of burnout syndrome. According to this model, the degree of burnout of athletes is related to the nature of their commitment to sporting activity. Based on the Benefits, Costs, Satisfaction, Alternatives, and Investments, three types of athletes are defined: (1) athletes who are fully committed because they enjoy the activity; (2) athletes who are committed because they feel trapped; (3) athletes who are not committed and are at risk of abandonment. Analysis of cluster and analysis of variance were performed using data collected from a sample of 357 athletes. The results were aligned with the Schmidt and Stein model predictions in terms of athlete type and partial scores for each component of the model, although with slight variations. The percentage of athletes correctly classified is 99.35% for the cluster of committed athletes; 97.35% for the cluster of entrapped athletes; 96.63% for the cluster of non-committed athletes at risk of abandonment. In conclusion, the sport commitment model provides a useful approach to explain the etiology of burnout in athletes, helping to understand the psychological keys to the syndrome. This research was funded by Xunta de Galicia (Consolidación 2019 GPC GI-1456 Comportamiento Social y Psicometría Aplicada—COSOYPA, Consellería de Educación, Universidade e Formación Profesional), grant number ED431B 2019/0 Xunta de Galicia; ED431B 2019/0

Despite extensive evidence reporting the numerous health benefits of physical activity, recent studies show that many people (60%) do not follow the recommendations to meet the accepted minimums of physical activity. Some of the main problems in today’s society are the high dropout rates (35%) and low adherence to the conditions for achieving the physical activity recommendations. The aim of the study is to analyze the reasons for dropout from sports that the participants particularly liked, to design a new scale of reasons as to why they dropped out based on several previously existing scales, and to study the dropout differences based on different variables. The sample consisted of 813 Vizcaya university students (61.6% women and 38.4% men), aged between 18 and 29 (M = 20.5, SD = 1.8). Frequency distributions, univariate descriptive analyses, and bivariate statistical analyses, such as t-test, analysis of variance, and correlations, were analyzed. The construct validity of the dropout reasons questionnaire was analyzed by combining an Exploratory Factor Analysis (n = 406) and a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (n = 407). The five-factor measurement model was appropriate and allowed to identify the factor rankings and its relation to some key variables. Lack of time (or dedication to other activities unrelated to physical activity) and fatigue seem to be the main factors for dropping out. The life changes produced at the time of entry and during university life seem to guide students to value other activities.

La práctica físico-deportiva es un elemento valioso en la salud integral de los individuos. Sin embargo, el abandono deportivo es un fenómeno que prolifera y se acentúa en las etapas de formación sobre todo en las practicantes femeninas. Los motivos del abandono son múltiples y diversos, estando muy marcados por las características de la modalidad deportiva y de sus practicantes. El piragüismo en una modalidad muy exigente y competitiva que en el último lustro en nuestro país ha mostrado una tasa de abandono muy elevada (del 32,9% al 49,7%) entre las deportistas femeninas federadas. El presente estudio pretende reconocer los motivos por los cuales las piragüistas han abandonado la práctica contribuyendo a establecer medidas y recomendaciones que atenúen esta realidad en el futuro. Para ello se ha recurrido a una estrategia mixta, combinando un enfoque cualitativo y cuantitativo. El estudio cualitativo se basó en dos Grupos Focales, uno con ex-palistas (n=6) y otro con entrenadoras/es (n=8), mientras que el estudio cuantitativo consistió en un cuestionario ad hoc realizado telefónicamente entre deportistas que abandonaron la modalidad en los tres último años (n=160). Los resultados obtenidos permiten afirmar que el abandono femenino tiene un carácter multifactorial pero está muy determinado por los roles de género vigentes que infravaloran a la mujer palista, la excesiva presión competitiva, la dificultad para conciliar el piragüismo y los estudios, así como la carencia de categorías de menor nivel competitivo. Las Federaciones y Administraciones deberían realizar un mayor esfuerzo en labores de promoción del piragüismo femenino. The physical-sports practice is valuable for any individual’s overall health. However, dropout from sports is an increasing phenomenon accentuated in the formative stages, especially in female practitioners. Reasons for withdrawing are diverse and highly dependent on the characteristics of each sport and its practitioners. Canoeing in a very demanding and competitive discipline that has shown a very high dropout rate (32.9% to 49.7%) among federated female athletes from our country in the last five years. This study aims to recognize the reasons why canoeists abandon the practice so to help establishing measures and recommendations to mitigate this occurrence in the future. A mixed strategy, combining qualitative and quantitative approach, was employed for the study purposes. The qualitative study was based on two focus groups, one composed by ex-paddlers (n = 6) and one with coaches/s (n = 8), while the quantitative study consisted of an ad-hoc questionnaire conducted by telephone with athletes who withdrew from that sport within the last three years (n = 160). The results confirm that women’s dropout has a multifactorial nature, yet it is largely determined by gender biases commonly underestimating paddler women, excessive competitive pressure, difficulty in pairing canoeing and education, and lack of categories with lower competitive level. Federations and authorities should make greater efforts in promoting women’s canoeing modality. SI

El abandono de la actividad deportiva tiene como consecuencia para el individuo un cuestionamiento global de las dimensiones sociales y psicológicas, afectando la identidad que éste ha construido durante años desde el deporte de alta competencia. El propósito de éste artículo es analizar el fenómeno del abandono deportivo desde una perspectiva psicosocial a través de antecedentes teóricos, organizando el texto en cuatro apartados. El primero es una revisión introductoria que delimita el concepto de abandono deportivo. El siguiente se centra en problematizar y describir el retiro deportivo como un objeto de análisis psicosocial. Posteriormente se exponen los procesos de transformación a nivel personal y social que son habitualmente causados por el abandono de la actividad deportiva, analizando sus posibles consecuencias e implicancias. En cuarto lugar se desarrollan las consideraciones finales y principales conclusiones del artículo. The sport dropout imply a global questioning of the social and psychological dimensions, affecting the identity built from of the competitive sport. The purpose of this article is to analyze the phenomenon of abandonment from a psychosocial perspective through theoretical and empirical backgrounds, organizing the text into four sections. The first is an introductory review that defines the concept of sport dropout. The following is focused on problematize and describe retirement sport as an object of psychosocial analysis. Subsequently transformation processes to personal and social levels that are usually caused by the abandonment of the sport are discussed, analyzing possible consequences and implications. In fourth are developed concluding remarks and main conclusions of the paper.

Concern about the growth in adolescent problem behaviours (e.g. delinquency, drug use) has led to increased interest in positive youth development, and a surge in funding for ‘after school programs.’ We evaluate the potential of youth sport programs to foster positive development, while decreasing the risk of problem behaviours. Literature on the positive and negative outcomes of youth sport is presented. We propose that youth sport programs actively work to assure positive outcomes through developmentally appropriate designs and supportive child–adult (parent/coach) relationships. We also highlight the importance of sport programs built on developmental assets (Benson, 1997 ) and appropriate setting features (National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, 2002 ) in bringing about the five ‘C’s of positive development (competence, confidence, character, connections, and compassion/caring: Lerner et al., 2000 ). An applied sport-programming model, which highlights the important roles of policy-makers, sport organizations, coaches and parents in fostering positive youth development is presented as a starting point for further applied and theoretical research.

La elaboración de este documento nace con la intención de determinar las principales causas que propician el abandono de la práctica deportiva. Para ello se ha llevado a cabo un estudio descriptivo para el cual se empleó un cuestionario respondido de forma anónima y desinteresada por alumnos del Grado en Educación Primaria de la Facultad de Formación del Profesorado de la Universidad de Santiago. Dicho cuestionario se centra en aspectos relacionados con la práctica deportiva escolar y actual de los encuestados. Entre las conclusiones más relevantes podemos extraer el carácter perjudicial de la especialización deportiva temprana, por tratarse de un modelo que reproduce aspectos más próximos al deporte de élite que al deporte educativo. Un modelo que obvia las características psicoevolutivas del niño, con los riesgos que esto conlleva tanto a nivel físico como psicológico.Para finalizar, podemos extraer también que existe un preocupante abandono de la práctica deportiva en la etapa correspondiente con la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y el Bachillerato. Un abandono fuertemente influenciado por la desmotivación que provoca un modelo de deporte escolar que desde edades muy tempranas deja de lado el carácter lúdico de la práctica deportiva The aim of this paper is to analyse the main reasons that contribute to the abandonment of sports practice. So, we have accomplished a descriptive study, for which we have used a questionnaire, answered by the students of the Master Degree in Primary Education from the Faculty of Teacher Training of the University of Santiago de Compostela. The question list, answered in an anonymous and disinterested way, focuses on aspects related to the current sports practice and at school of all these students. Among the more relevant conclussions, we can highlight the damaging effect of the early sporting specialization, since it is about a model that recreates aspects closer to the elite sport than to the educational one. Also, this is a model that omits the psycho-evolutionary development of the child, and obviously, this brings many risks from a physic and phsychological point of view. Finally, we can also add that there is an alarming abandonment of sport practice in the period corresponding to Compulsory Secondary Education and High School period. Such abandonment is highly influenced by the desmotivation caused by a school sport model that excludes the ludic nature of sporting practice from very early ages SI

Competing activities and the lack of time constitute some of the most important reasons invoked to justify sport dropout or the absence of regular physical activity among youth and adults. This doctoral dissertation aims at enriching a motivational model of sport participation based on self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2002), by integrating the perceived conflict or instrumentality relative to the athlete's role. A research program comprising 5 studies and in which more than 2500 participants were involved, was conducted. Study 1 compared young athletes and former athletes and confirmed the positive link between perceived conflict and sport dropout, and the negative association between conflict and self-determined motivation toward sport. Studies 2 to 4 adopted a longitudinal design lasting from 6 months to 3 years, in order to investigate the antecedents of perceived conflict and instrumentality, their evolution during adolescence, and their impact on subsequent sport involvement. Results show that contextual self-determined motivation usually predicts negatively the level of conflict, and positively the level of instrumentality associated to the athlete's role. High levels of conflict and low levels of instrumentality were found to lead to a decrease of sport participation with time. Finally the experimental design of study 5 brought some support to the hypothesis of a causal relationship between self-determined motivation and conflict; Le conflit d'intérêt ou le manque de temps font partie des explications les plus souvent avancées par les adolescents ou les adultes afin de justifier l'arrêt de la pratique d'une activité sportive ou l'absence d'activité physique régulière. Ce travail doctoral vise à enrichir un modèle motivationnel de l'engagement sportif basé sur la théorie de l'autodétermination (Ryan & Deci, 2002), en y intégrant les perceptions de conflit et d'instrumentalité liées au rôle de pratiquant. Un programme de recherche articulé autour de 5 études et impliquant plus de 2500 participants a été conduit. L'étude 1, qui a comparé des jeunes pratiquants et d'anciens sportifs, a confirmé le lien entre les conflits perçus par rapport à la pratique sportive et le comportement d'abandon, et la relation négative entre les conflits et la motivation autodéterminée sportive. Les études 2 à 4 ont adopté un devis longitudinal sur une durée allant de 6 mois à 3 ans, afin d'étudier de façon approfondie les antécédents des perceptions de conflit et d'instrumentalité liées au rôle de pratiquant, et leur impact sur les comportements d'engagement sportif. Les résultats indiquent que le degré de motivation autodéterminée contextuelle prédit généralement négativement les conflits perçus, et positivement l'instrumentalité de la pratique sportive. Des niveaux élevés de conflit et faibles d'instrumentalité liés au rôle de sportif, semblent néfastes au maintien de l'engagement sportif dans le temps. Enfin, le devis expérimental de l'étude 5 a examiné le sens de la relation entre la motivation autodéterminée et le conflit, soutenant l'hypothèse d'un rôle causal de la motivation.

Competing activities and the lack of time constitute some of the most important reasons invoked to justify sport dropout or the absence of regular physical activity among youth and adults. This doctoral dissertation aims at enriching a motivational model of sport participation based on self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2002), by integrating the perceived conflict or instrumentality relative to the athlete's role. A research program comprising 5 studies and in which more than 2500 participants were involved, was conducted. Study 1 compared young athletes and former athletes and confirmed the positive link between perceived conflict and sport dropout, and the negative association between conflict and self-determined motivation toward sport. Studies 2 to 4 adopted a longitudinal design lasting from 6 months to 3 years, in order to investigate the antecedents of perceived conflict and instrumentality, their evolution during adolescence, and their impact on subsequent sport involvement. Results show that contextual self-determined motivation usually predicts negatively the level of conflict, and positively the level of instrumentality associated to the athlete's role. High levels of conflict and low levels of instrumentality were found to lead to a decrease of sport participation with time. Finally the experimental design of study 5 brought some support to the hypothesis of a causal relationship between self-determined motivation and conflict, Le conflit d'intérêt ou le manque de temps font partie des explications les plus souvent avancées par les adolescents ou les adultes afin de justifier l'arrêt de la pratique d'une activité sportive ou l'absence d'activité physique régulière. Ce travail doctoral vise à enrichir un modèle motivationnel de l'engagement sportif basé sur la théorie de l'autodétermination (Ryan & Deci, 2002), en y intégrant les perceptions de conflit et d'instrumentalité liées au rôle de pratiquant. Un programme de recherche articulé autour de 5 études et impliquant plus de 2500 participants a été conduit. L'étude 1, qui a comparé des jeunes pratiquants et d'anciens sportifs, a confirmé le lien entre les conflits perçus par rapport à la pratique sportive et le comportement d'abandon, et la relation négative entre les conflits et la motivation autodéterminée sportive. Les études 2 à 4 ont adopté un devis longitudinal sur une durée allant de 6 mois à 3 ans, afin d'étudier de façon approfondie les antécédents des perceptions de conflit et d'instrumentalité liées au rôle de pratiquant, et leur impact sur les comportements d'engagement sportif. Les résultats indiquent que le degré de motivation autodéterminée contextuelle prédit généralement négativement les conflits perçus, et positivement l'instrumentalité de la pratique sportive. Des niveaux élevés de conflit et faibles d'instrumentalité liés au rôle de sportif, semblent néfastes au maintien de l'engagement sportif dans le temps. Enfin, le devis expérimental de l'étude 5 a examiné le sens de la relation entre la motivation autodéterminée et le conflit, soutenant l'hypothèse d'un rôle causal de la motivation.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of perceived coach's coaching behaviors and perceived ability on interpersonal relations and withdrawal from sport activity. The subjects were 200 junior high school students and 215 senior high school students participating in school athletic clubs. All the subjects completed questionnaires assessing perception of coach's coaching behaviors, perception of ability, interpersonal affects, and anticipation of withdrawal from sport activity. Then a path analysis was applied to the data. The main findings were as follows: 1) Interpersonal relations were influenced by perception of coach's considerate behavior and perception of ability. 2) Sport transfer was influenced by affect about team mates and perception of coach's competitive behavior in the senior high school group. And it was influenced by affect about coach in the junior high school group. 3) Sport dropout was influenced by perception of ability.