The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore how NCAA head men's soccer coaches' halftime communication influence match outcomes in the United States utilizing the motivating language constructs of empathetic language, meaning-making language, and direction-giving language. The study sample was 10 NCAA head men's soccer coaches located in the United States. Through the lens of motivating language theory (MLT), four research questions guided this study: RQ1: How do NCAA head men's soccer coaches' halftime communication influence match outcomes in the United States utilizing the motivating language constructs of empathetic language, meaning-making language, and direction-giving language? RQ2: How do NCAA head men's soccer coaches' halftime communication utilize the motivating language construct of empathetic language? RQ3: How do NCAA head men's soccer coaches' halftime communication utilize the motivating language construct of meaning-making language? RQ4: How do NCAA head men's soccer coaches' halftime communication utilize the motivating language construct of direction-giving language? Four sources of data, semi-structured interviews, audio recorded halftime speeches, final match box scores, and the Motivating Language Scale, all generated data that were triangulated to provide answers to the four research questions. Inductive thematic analysis and a priori deductive coding were utilized. Findings of this study generated eight qualitative inductive themes specific to halftime speeches: Sense of Understanding, Addressing Psychological and Emotional Conditions, Clarifying Questions, Metaphorical Language, Camaraderie and Culture, Tactical Management, Communicative Timing, and Modes of Delivery. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]