Türkiye` de antrenör eğitim programlarının etkinliği

Abstract

-144- SUMMARY The purpose of this research is to establish the effectiveness of coach traininig programs in Turkey and to determine the future-based improvement suggestions. Of 24 different branches, 286 coaches, who finished the coach trainining programs held between the years 1987-1995, participated in the research. The research is based on the scanninig method. The data collected with the aim of the realization of the purpose of the research was obtained through two ways. Firstly, literature related to the subject was scanned, then a questionnaire was prepared for the purpose of the determination of opinions and suggestions as to effectiveness of the coach traininig program issued by the Directorate- General of Youth and Sport (DGYS) between the years 1987-1994. Prior to the conducting the questionnaire, it was presented to the consideation of experts and then conducted to a group of 25 coaches twice at different times. Frequency and percentage of the answers was calculated statistical analyses were calculated through X2 (chi square), Z test related to percentage calculated through Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney-U. As a result of this research, it was noted that: 1. The coaches perceived the aims of coach traininig programs applied by DGYS in different ways and that their are different, and depending of these results we conclude that coach training programs fail to fulfil coach expectations. 2. Those who participated in the coach traininig programs were very desirous at the beginninig. However, at the end of the programs their desire reduced slightly. 3. A considerable number of coach were not satisfied with program trainers. 4. Coaches were not much pleased with the facilities allocated to them during the program and with the organization.-145- 5. The relationship of coaches with the trainers generally was good but was not so good among themselves. 6. a considerable number of coaches were of the opinion that the main subjects of the programs such as, sport anatomy, sport sociology, sport management and organization and sport psychology were unnecessary and their contents were of no use. On the other hand, other subjects which were not available in the prorgams such as skill teaching, application of coach profession, seminar, Turkish language, diction were considered necessary for the programs by the coaches 7. Teaching methods applied on the coach training programs were turned out to be just identical with the teaching methods suggested by the coaches. 8. Coaches found the duration of programs applied by DGYS too short. 9. Coaches partly obtained the printed matters before the programs. 10. Coaches were not satistified with daily course schedule. 11. Coaches wanted the number of trainees in one class should not be in excess of 30. And, the coaches of individual sport branch demanded that the number should be far less than the said number. 12. Coaches gave importance to the attendance to courses. 13. Coaches demanded to find out the fact that to what extend the prorgmas about the assessment duration were successful. Accordingly, the participants suggested a pre-test and post-test. The findings of the research. indicated that coaches wanted the present coach training programs to be changed and that the present applications were not sufficently effective. According to the result, some suggestions as to the effectiveness of coach training were presented.

-144- SUMMARY The purpose of this research is to establish the effectiveness of coach traininig programs in Turkey and to determine the future-based improvement suggestions. Of 24 different branches, 286 coaches, who finished the coach trainining programs held between the years 1987-1995, participated in the research. The research is based on the scanninig method. The data collected with the aim of the realization of the purpose of the research was obtained through two ways. Firstly, literature related to the subject was scanned, then a questionnaire was prepared for the purpose of the determination of opinions and suggestions as to effectiveness of the coach traininig program issued by the Directorate- General of Youth and Sport (DGYS) between the years 1987-1994. Prior to the conducting the questionnaire, it was presented to the consideation of experts and then conducted to a group of 25 coaches twice at different times. Frequency and percentage of the answers was calculated statistical analyses were calculated through X2 (chi square), Z test related to percentage calculated through Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney-U. As a result of this research, it was noted that: 1. The coaches perceived the aims of coach traininig programs applied by DGYS in different ways and that their are different, and depending of these results we conclude that coach training programs fail to fulfil coach expectations. 2. Those who participated in the coach traininig programs were very desirous at the beginninig. However, at the end of the programs their desire reduced slightly. 3. A considerable number of coach were not satisfied with program trainers. 4. Coaches were not much pleased with the facilities allocated to them during the program and with the organization.-145- 5. The relationship of coaches with the trainers generally was good but was not so good among themselves. 6. a considerable number of coaches were of the opinion that the main subjects of the programs such as, sport anatomy, sport sociology, sport management and organization and sport psychology were unnecessary and their contents were of no use. On the other hand, other subjects which were not available in the prorgams such as skill teaching, application of coach profession, seminar, Turkish language, diction were considered necessary for the programs by the coaches 7. Teaching methods applied on the coach training programs were turned out to be just identical with the teaching methods suggested by the coaches. 8. Coaches found the duration of programs applied by DGYS too short. 9. Coaches partly obtained the printed matters before the programs. 10. Coaches were not satistified with daily course schedule. 11. Coaches wanted the number of trainees in one class should not be in excess of 30. And, the coaches of individual sport branch demanded that the number should be far less than the said number. 12. Coaches gave importance to the attendance to courses. 13. Coaches demanded to find out the fact that to what extend the prorgmas about the assessment duration were successful. Accordingly, the participants suggested a pre-test and post-test. The findings of the research. indicated that coaches wanted the present coach training programs to be changed and that the present applications were not sufficently effective. According to the result, some suggestions as to the effectiveness of coach training were presented.