2017
DOI: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0064
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Perceived Hindrances Experienced by Sport Coaches in South Africa

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine perceived hindrances encountered by sport coaches in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. A total of 224 sport coaches (122 males and 102 females) were purposively recruited to participate in this study. An exploratory factor analysis was used to assess the factor structure of the Perceived Hindrance Scale. The results of this study indicated the following as major hindrances encountered by sport coaches: “Lack of support systems for women players”, “Lack of support fo… Show more

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“…Specifically, in Hong Kong, limited activ- Lacking resources has been mentioned as a major challenge experienced by sport coaches (Baltzell et al, 2014;Chroni, Diakaki, Perkos, Hassandra, & Schoen, 2013;Fortuin & Coopoo, 2012;Kubayi, Coopoo, & Morris-Eyton, 2015). This finding was observed in the present study.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 70%
“…Specifically, in Hong Kong, limited activ- Lacking resources has been mentioned as a major challenge experienced by sport coaches (Baltzell et al, 2014;Chroni, Diakaki, Perkos, Hassandra, & Schoen, 2013;Fortuin & Coopoo, 2012;Kubayi, Coopoo, & Morris-Eyton, 2015). This finding was observed in the present study.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 70%
“…Following this stage of the analyses, 26 items were retained. Although two items (interference from management regarding coaching decisions, job insecurity) fell below the benchmark of .50, they were retained because they were reported as important stressors that are experienced by sports coaches within the South African context (see Kubayi et al, 2015;Surujlal & Nguyen, 2009).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The stressors that are included in this subscale relate to poor results, financial incentives being dependent on results, pressure to win, and performance being judged on athletes' results. Among the performance stressors, pressure to win is an essential stressor among South African sports coaches (see Surujlal & Nguyen, 2009;Kubayi et al, 2015). Although pressure to win may be self-imposed, researchers have highlighted that such pressure usually stems from club owners and /or managers within the South African context (Kubayi et al, 2015).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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