The effectiveness of football coaches according to the levels of professional performance from the point of view of players in Iraq

Abstract

The coach is the basis of the training process, and his influence appears in the way he applies the skills and training plans in the various and changing playing situations in all activities, including volleyball. Their goal is to bring about desirable changes for the players by raising the effectiveness of their performance. Effective training is characterized by certain strategies that can be applied, and therefore the effective coach is the one who uses these strategies that consist of a set of separate skills. Adapt quickly and firmly, and finally provide the players with appropriate feedback. Hence the importance of research in studying the professional behavior of coaches and showing the extent of their effectiveness during training and competitions from the point of view of futsal players. Therefore, it is necessary to measure the level of competencies of professional performance of coaches because failure to disclose the level of competencies of professional behavior represents one of the shortcomings that affect the possibility of developing the level of the coach, which is reflected in his capabilities to improve the level of his players from the physical, skill, tactical and psychological aspects. Where the research aimed to reveal the levels of competencies of professional behavior among volleyball coaches in some Iraqi clubs, in addition to knowing the differences between them. The research sample consisted of 96 players representing 6 clubs from the Futsal Premier League for the 2019-2020 season. The researchers used the professional performance measure consisting of 91 items distributed over 5 main axes. The researchers concluded the following:

• There are no statistically significant differences between coaches of sports clubs
• There are differences between trainers according to years of experience
• The levels of the trainers were distributed between very good and poor, and most of the sample concentrated at the average level, with a percentage of 41.17%.