The initial certification of handball coaches for the teaching of sport in school-aged children

The purpose of this study was to assess the level of initial certification that coaches of school-aged handball teams have, the type of athletic planning that they develop, and these coaches’ evaluation of the material that was covered in their certification process. A descriptive study using survey...

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Authors: Feu Molina, Sebastián, Ibáñez Godoy, Sergio José, Gozalo Delgado, Margarita
Format: article
Publication Date:2010
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)
Repository:RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/6447
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10952/6447
https://doi.org/10.12800/ccd.v5i14.99
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Balonmano
Deporte en edad escolar
Coach certification
Coach
Currículum
Formación
Handball
School aged sport
Entrenador
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to assess the level of initial certification that coaches of school-aged handball teams have, the type of athletic planning that they develop, and these coaches’ evaluation of the material that was covered in their certification process. A descriptive study using survey methodology with a 5-point Likert scale was utilized. A total of 269 coaches participated, of which 27.9% were level I coaches, 26.4% were level II coaches, and 45.7% were level III coaches. The results indicate that the coaches of school-aged sport categories are predominantly lower level coaches. Coaches evaluated the following material in their certification classes as neither good nor bad: psychology, medicine, physical education, and training analysis and evaluation. They evaluated the content about new technologies as inadequate or having little relevance. Level I coaches gave a worse evaluation of the content about technique, tactics, game systems, physical conditioning, and training planning and periodization than level III coaches (p<.05).