Developing a Model for Choosing Coaches of Basketball National Teams

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Faculty of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran

2 Sport Management, Physical Education & Sport Sciences Faculty, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify and to prioritize the most important criteria to choose qualified coaches for the basketball national teams in Iran based on the perspective of sport experts, managers, basketball coaches, and elite players. Method used in this research was descriptive and survey kind. 135 participants were studied through random sampling approach according to the Morgan table. After collecting the questionnaires, 110 samples were qualified for further investigations. The data was analyzed with both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics including Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Friedman test for finding the priority of criteria and analysis of variance test, using SPSS software. The order of the eight identified treats include “Personality and Cognitive Features, Emotional and Humanistic Characteristics, Social Characteristics, Managerial Skills, Scientific Knowledge and Expertise, Coaching Experiences, Demographic and Personal Characteristics, and Basketball Sport Skills”. Personality and cognitive features of a coach with mean rank of 6.35 is the most important factor to choose a coach (X2= 61.39, p <0.01) among the eight main criteria. Significant differences were obvious only on the last two items including “Sport skills” and “Personal characteristics” among male and female subjects.

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Journal of New Studies in Sport Management
Volume 2, Issue 3
July 2021
Pages 202-212

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