Comparative analysis of coaches' perception of their capability, opportunity, and motivation to train athletes with special educational needs
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: In ensuring equal opportunities for all athletes, including those with special educational needs (SEN), coaches play a key role, as their inclusive competence determines the creation of an inclusive sports environment and affects the quality of the training process. Previous studies using the COM-B model have shown that Ukrainian coaches rate their readiness to train athletes with SEN low. Since this depends on various factors, it is important to understand how different socio-demographic characteristics may influence their responses and behavior. Study Aim: to conduct a comparative analysis of Ukrainian coaches’ perceptions of their capability, opportunities, and motivation to train athletes with special educational needs, which shape their behavior, based on socio-demographic differences and their own coaching experience. Material and Methods. The survey, conducted between September 2023 and March 2024, involved 379 Ukrainian coaches from 58 sports disciplines, with an average age of 37 (±14) years. Data collection was carried out via Google Forms, and statistical calculations were performed using Microsoft Office Excel 2010 and IBM SPSS Statistics Version 27. Methods included questionnaires and a range of general scientific and mathematical-statistical methods (descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskal-Wallis H test). Results. Statistically significant differences were found in coaches' perceptions of their capability, opportunity, and motivation to train athletes with SEN based on the following factors: sex (2,09≤|Z|≤3,41; 0,01
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411348294