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La formación de los entrenadores de fútbol base en la provincia de Huelva. (The training of young football coaches in the province of Huelva)

2011; Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia; Volume: 6; Issue: 18 Linguagem: Inglês

10.12800/ccd.v6i18.44

1989-7413

M.T. Abad, Pedro J. Benito, Francisco Javier Giménez Fuentes‐Guerra, José Robles,

Sport Psychology and Performance

Coach education is increasingly important in sports education (Saura, 1996), because it significantly affects sports training and staff of a large number of boys and girls.The objectives of this study were: To analyze the initial and continuing education of youth football coaches in the province of Huelva, and to determine their educational needs and demands.To this end, we interviewed 79 young football coaches that were coaching in football schools and clubs in the province of Huelva.The results showed that 24% had the certification of Aspiring Football Sports Technician (ATDF), while 19% had no qualifications whatsoever.Almost all the coaches felt that continuing education was very important.However, 17.8% said they agreed or strongly agreed that the daily experience was enough to keep up with current trends in sports education.Virtually every coach replied that they could improve their training and that they were willing to take part in further education (98.7%).We conclude that almost half of the youth soccer coaches in the province of Huelva have a limited education.In addition, coaches with the lowest degree qualifications are those with less experience.Coaches often engage in lifelong learning, but many of these coaches do not.Moreover, the exchange of views, experiences, etc., with other coaches, is a very informal training strategy that is in demand by the youth football coaches.