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HANDBALL COACHES' PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE VALUE OF WORKING COMPETENCES ACCORDING TO THEIR COACHING BACKGROUND |
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Isabel Mesquita1  ,
Mario Borges1, Antonio Rosado2 and Adriano De Souza3 |
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1Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, University of Porto, Sport Faculty, Portugal, 2Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance, Faculty of Human Kinetics, Technical University of Lisbon, Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisbon, Portugal, 3Illinois State University, USA |
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© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2011) 10, 193 - 202 |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| The purpose of this study was to analyze the value attributed
to given working competences, by Portuguese handball coaches according to
their coaching background, certification level, coaching experience, and
level of education. A sample of 207 handball coaches responded to a questionnaire
which included demographic characteristics and a scale focused on perceptions
of the level of importance attributed to working competences. Data analysis
included an exploratory factorial analysis applying Maximum Likelihood Factoring
(MLF) and Oblimin rotation. These factors were submitted to a One-way ANOVA
and Tukey's post hoc multiple comparisons to analyse coaches' perceptions
according to their coaching background. A six factor solution was found
where three major domains of competences were highlighted; the first one
related to training and competition (e.g. planning and conducting the training,
team administration in competition, annual and multi-annual planning, and
coaching methodology); the second one related to social and cultural issues
and management (e.g. implementation of youth sport development projects,
team leadership and coach education) and the third one related to the cognitive
background (meta-cognitive competences). The importance ascribed to some
working competences was influenced by their coaching experience and certification
level. Highly experienced and qualified coaches perceived competences of
everyday practice, social, cultural and management issues related to training
and competition as more important than the other coaches. This study suggests
the need to consider some working competences, until now not explicitly
present in the Portuguese coaching education curriculum which could enable
coaches to choose the best way to practice/work in a manner that will foster
and support their professional development. Key words: Science of coaching, coaching education, competences, handball coaches. |
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