Abstract

MAESTRE, M; GARCES DE LOS FAYOS, EJ; ORTIN, FJ  and  HIDALGO, MD. The profile of the excellent trainer in grassroot Football. A estudy by focus groups. CPD [online]. 2018, vol.18, n.3, pp.112-128.  Epub July 26, 2021. ISSN 1989-5879.

Sport is a great tool for the development of healthy habits and the acquisition of values; providing different physical and psychological benefits. It is known the predominant role that the coach has regarding the quality of the sports experience of young athletes. The objective of this work is to configure a profile of the excellent coach in grassroots football, determine which areas are part of it and what is the weight of each of these areas in this professional profile. To do this, we used the data collection technique of focus groups, creating four focus groups: grassroots coaches (n = 9); footballers in the children, cadet and youth category footballers (n = 12); parents of base players (n = 8); and sports psychologists (n = 3). The results indicate that the profile of the excellent trainer could be defined by three dimensions: disciplinary, methodological and personal, with a possible preference towards the personal dimension; including among its competences emotional balance, values, leadership capacity and efficient motivation, among others; In addition to continuous training on football and proper organization and planning of the teaching-learning process. In conclusion, these results do not seem to coincide with the design, development and evaluation of the contents dedicated to the training of coaches. Therefore, a practical application of this study is that the curriculum of the coaches should be revised to include content related to the personal dimension of the coach.

Keywords : psychology; sport; grassroot football; coaching education.

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