Professional competence perceived in sports coaches from Santa Catarina state - doi: 10.4025/reveducfis.v21i3.8285

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the degree of professional competence perceived in sports coaches from Santa Catarina State, considering vital cycles, professional developing cycles, and the kind of modality they perform. The selection process of the sample occurred according to the regions of Santa Catarina State, participating of the investigation 213 coaches. The collecting data instrument was the Self-perception Competence Scale adapted from Simão (1998). For the statistical data analysis the Chi-square test, likelihood ratio and regression binary logistic were used, from SPSS program version 11,0, whose degree of significance adopted was 5%. The results showed coaches' high perception of competence, as well a higher knowledge about sports management and law by the oldest and the most experienced coaches. It was concluded that the degree of competence perceived in the coaches seems to increase according to the progression in the professional developing cycles.