Publication details
Cesta k trenérské profesi
| Title in English | Embarking on Coaching Profession |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Studia sportiva |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Sport and leisure time activities |
| Keywords | Sports coach; coaching; coach profession; coach career; coach education; in-service education of coaches; research of coach |
| Description | The paper deals with selected aspects of the sports coach profession. Coaching is a very complex and demanding profession. Coaching represents a profession of various forms requiring from its practitioners not only extensive expert knowledge, but also personal dispositions and social skills. The paper analyzes data collected by a questionnaire investigation, which covered selected aspects of the careers of sports coaches. The vast majority of examined sports coaches were active athletes at a young age. The interest in sport was sparked in particular by their parents. The main motives for coaching included the need to look after children, pass on sport experience and in particular sporting effort to help others succeed. The sports coaches often say that the completed training well prepared them as far as theory is concerned, hoverer, they fund it insufficient in terms on their own practice. The main basis for the improvement of their work is by the addressed coaches mostly seen in coach education. |