Using the grounded theory to develop the theoretical model of Chinese school sports coaching competence

作者：Zuen Cheng, Yue Xu, Mei Zhou, Zhihua Yin, Liping Xu, Wenwen Chen · 发表于：BMC Public Health · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1186/s12889-024-20649-9 · 被引用次数：8 · 研究领域：Physical Education and Pedagogy、Sport Psychology and Performance、Athletic Training and Education

BACKGROUND: School sports coaching is gaining recognition as a formal profession worldwide, highlighting its significant role in students' holistic development. Given the complex social and cultural dimensions of the role, this study explores a coaching competence model tailored to the school context, emphasizing the need to consider both national and local frameworks to ensure effective implementation. In China, school sport coaches are responsible for both physical education teaching and sports training across all types of schools. Within the integration of sports and education, school sport coaches can expand their impact not only on student-athletes or athletes but also on general students in practice. Compared with physical education teachers' perspectives, sports coaches' competence development has rarely been studied. This study aims to develop a sustainable Chinese school sports coaching competence model. METHODS: The qualitative data were gathered mainly through semi-structured interviews. School sports coaches and related stakeholders (N = 22) were selected as participants using purposive sampling techniques. Grounded theory was employed to analyse the data via NVivo 11.0 software. RESULTS: The school sports coaching competence model comprises three categories consisting of 15 sub-categories, 92 concepts, and 317 labels. These categories are as follows: (a) Perception of identity, encompassing role of the coach, reflection on students, and understanding of policies;...