The Coach Professional Skills in Individual Sports

Abstract

Introduction: The theory and methodology of specific sports training notable differences in the training models for individual sports with respect to team sports, which warrants competences on the coach part that should be valued based on their importance in the management process. Objective: To determine the level and importance of the coach's competencies in individual sports. Methods: Theoretical-descriptive research of a structural order and qualitative-correlational analysis, intentionally selecting 10 national specialists (Group 1) and 11 international ones (Group 2), assessing through a questionnaire the level and importance of 13 professional competences. Results: For Group 1, the least theoretical importance is related to the competence “DO” (3.30), followed by “TEIC” (4.20), “G”, “MC” and “L” (4.50), the “CCTP”, “C” and “V” (4.60), “CR” and “CS” (4.70), the “T” and “DM” (4.90) and the competence “DTIC” (5.00) respectively. For Group 2, the competence with the least theoretical importance was Social Commitment "CS" and Values "V" (4.27), followed by "DO" (4.55), competence "CR" (4.64), "L" (4.73), the "CCTP", "MC" and "C" (4.82), the "DTIC", "T" and "TEIC" (4.82), and the competences "DM" and "G" (5.00) respectively, not existing significant differences, with the exception of the competences "DO" (p = 0.000) and "TEIC" (p = 0.005). Conclusions: All the competences studied have a qualitative value between High and Very High, with the exception of the "DO" competence (Medium Level); therefore, the importance given to competitions analyzed is transcendental in the management process in individual sports.