TITLE:
Performance Appraisal Criteria of Coaches According to the Age Group of the Athletes and the Level of Sports Competition
AUTHORS:
Hélio Antunes, Jorge Soares, José Rodrigues, Sílvio Velosa
KEYWORDS:
Age Group, Coach, Performance Appraisal, Sport Club, Sport Competition
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Physical Education,
Vol.10 No.4,
November
6,
2020
ABSTRACT: The purpose of our study was to analyse how
coach performance appraisal frequency and criteria vary according to the age
group of the athletes and the level of sports competition. To that end we
surveyed a sample of 223 coaches of voluntary sports clubs in Madeira,
Portugal, using an individual and anonymous questionnaire. Although in general
coach performance appraisal was not treated as a systematic and structured
process by the sports clubs, we did find significant differences between
coaches of young athletes and coaches of adults, and between coaches at the
regional level and coaches at the national/international level, with respect to
the importance of sports results as a coach evaluation criterion. The study
suggests applying structured practices in coach performance appraisal and a
different approach to assessment according to the age group and specific
context of the competition.