When the football coach told the players that they had better start working harder during practice or they would be dropped from the team, he appeared to be using a(n) _____ coping strategy called _____.

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The coach's statement is encouraging the players to take action and work harder during practice, which is an example of problem-focused coping. The use of a confrontive approach (threatening to drop players from the team) also aligns with the confrontive coping strategy.

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