The Investigation of the Faculty of Sports Sciences Students’ Coach Behavior Preferences as Sports Leaders in terms of Different Variables

Abstract

Coaches are sports leaders who direct their athletes to the determined goals through close communication and interaction with them. Although Coaching Education Departments of Sports Science Faculties are officially authorized to train certified coaches, the graduates of Physical Education and Sports Teaching, and Sports Management departments are also granted coaching license. However, field-specific instructional programs including courses with different contents and in different quantities on coaching and leadership skills are carried out in these departments. This is thought to inevitably affect students' approaches to coaching and their coaching behavior preferences in different ways. After all, it is revealed in literature that the behavior preferences of (student) athletes differ based on several variables. In this context, the aim of the research is to examine whether the coaching behavior preferences of the Faculty of Sports students differ in terms of gender, department, grade level, doing sports in a sports club and taking a course on leadership skill variables. The study group of the research, designed as a descriptive one in quantitative research model, consists of 498 university students in the departments of Coaching Education, Physical Education and Sports Teaching, and Sports Management of various Sports Science Faculties in Turkey in 2020-2021 academic years. Research data was collected through the Coach Behavior Scale. The results revealed that the coaching behavior preferences of the Faculty of Sports students did not differ significantly in terms of gender, doing/having done active sports for a sports club and the department. However, a statistically significant difference was found between the groups in terms of taking lessons related to leadership skills and grade level. It was concluded that the differences were in favor of the first-year students against the first and second-year students, and of those who took courses related to leadership skills. The research results were discussed on the basis of the related literature and appropriate recommendations were made.

Keywords

• Leadership Education
• Coaching Education
• Coaching Diploma
• Leader Behavior

Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Spor Lideri Olarak Antrenör Davranış Tercihlerinin Çeşitli Değişkenler Açısından İncelenmesi

Abstract

Antrenörler, sporcularıyla yakın iletişim ve etkileşim kurarak onları belirlenen hedeflere yönlendirmek durumunda olan spor liderleri olarak kabul edilirler. Spor Bilimleri Fakültelerinin Antrenörlük Eğitimi bölümleri, lisanslı antrenör yetiştiren bölümler olmakla birlikte, bu okullardaki Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Öğretmenliği ile Spor Yöneticiliği bölümü mezunlarına da antrenör lisansı verilmektedir. Bu bölümlerde Antrenörlük Eğitimi ve liderlik becerisine ilişkin farklı içerikte ve sayıda alana özgü öğretim programları uygulanmaktadır. Bu durumun öğrencilerin antrenörlüğe yaklaşımlarını ve beraberinde antrenör davranış tercihlerini farklı biçimlerde etkilemesinin kaçınılmaz olacağı düşünülmektedir. Ayrıca alan yazında sporcu ya da öğrenci sporcuların antrenör davranış tercihlerinin çeşitli değişkenler esasında farklılaştığı ortaya konulmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, çalışmanın amacı Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi öğrencilerinin Antrenörlük Eğitimi davranış tercihlerinin cinsiyet, bölüm, sınıf düzeyi, bir spor kulübünde aktif spor yapmış/yapıyor olma ve liderlik becerisine ilişkin bir ders alıp almama durumlarına göre farklılık gösterip göstermediğinin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Betimsel bir desenin kullanıldığı nicel bir araştırma olarak tasarlanan araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2020-2021 akademik yılında Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Fakültesinin Antrenörlük Eğitimi, Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Öğretmenliği ile Spor Yöneticiliği bölümlerinde öğrenim gören 498 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma sonuçları, spor bilimleri fakültesi öğrencilerinin antrenör davranış tercihlerinin liderlik becerisine ilişkin ders alma değişkeni ile sınıf düzeyi değişkenleri bağlamında istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı fark gösterdiğini ancak diğer değişkenler açısından anlamlı bir farklılık bulunmadığını ortaya koymuştur. Farkların liderlik becerisine ilişkin ders alanlar ve birinci-üçüncü sınıflar ile birinci-ikinci sınıflar arasında birinci sınıflarda daha yüksek olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları alan yazın temelinde tartışılmış ve uygun önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Liderlik Eğitimi
• Antrenör Eğitimi
• Antrenörlük Eğitimi Diploması
• Lider Davranışı

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