Abstract:

The study aimed to identify the sources of decisive knowledge in the structuring of the training process of 20 basketball coaches from Paraná, considering the academic degree, the competitive level and the time of professional experience. Based on the instrument proposed by Feu et al (2012), the sources of knowledge of the coaches were identified in the dimensions: Academic Education, Athlete Experience and Professional Experience. In the analysis of the data, inferential and inference descriptive statistics were used, with a significance level of p≤0.05. Most coaches adopt the sources of knowledge from academic training (8.34±1.25) and professional experience (7.63±1.87) in the construction of the training process, the higher the coach's academic degree, the less use of knowledge from professional experience. Despite the limitations of the study, we conclude that the sources of knowledge from academic training are the most used for the professional practice of basketball coaches in Paraná.