The Importance of Sports Performance Factors and Training Contents From the Perspective of Futsal Coaches

• Authors: João Serrano , Shakib Shahidian , Jaime Sampaio , Nuno Leite
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this study was to identify the importance assigned by futsal coaches with different education levels to the sports performance factors (technical, tactical, physical and psychological) and to the training contents. The sample was divided into three groups (novice: n=35, intermediate: n=42; and elite coaches: n=15) depending on the degree of specific education, coaching experience and the level of the teams trained. To achieve this goal, the coaches answered a questionnaire previously validated by specialists in sport sciences. The results showed significant differences between the novice and elite group in small-sided games, inferiority games, opposition and execution timing of the training and drill items. The analyses also showed significant differences between the novice and intermediate group in inferiority games and opposition of the training and drill items. Although, no differences were identified between groups for the remaining performance factors and training and drill items considered, the identified trends provide a baseline related to the knowledge that contributes to the development of expertise of futsal coaches.

Keywords

EN

coaching; experience; futsal; performance; training

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Journal of Human Kinetics
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 38
• Pages: 151-160

Dates

published

1 - 09 - 2013

online

08 - 10 - 2013

Contributors

author

João Serrano

• School of Sciences and Technology, University of Évora, Portugal

author

Shakib Shahidian

• School of Sciences and Technology, University of Évora, Portugal

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Jaime Sampaio

• Departament of Sport Sciences, Exercise and Heath, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal

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Nuno Leite

• Departament of Sport Sciences, Exercise and Heath, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/hukin-2013-0055