Vocal Health for Physical Educators

Voz, estresse, trabalho e qualidade de vida de técnicos e preparadores físicos de futebol

“…With regard to the environment, problems related to acoustics and noise (and especially aggravated in the contexts of games and championships) were confirmed, as they were already identified in studies on physical educators and trainers (1)(2)(3)16) .…”

“…The voice is an important working tool for soccer coaches and physical trainers. However, both categories face intense vocal use demands in contexts and situations that generate strong emotions, pressure, anxieties, and stress (1)(2)(3) . In addition, they experience environmental and organizational work conditions that can often jeopardize healthy vocal production and generate vocal complaints, signs and symptoms, and dysphonia (1)(2)(3) .…”

Strategies for More Effective Demonstrations

“…It is critical that all students can see the teacher and the skill being demonstrated. Place students in a half-moon or semi-circle (Trout & McColl, 2007) and have them all sit or have the first row take a knee for clear viewing if the class is standing. If outside, always remember to stand so the sun is not in the eyes of the children, and if the class is taking place inside, organize students so they are not facing other classes, which may be distracting.…”

The voice quality of sports coaches

“…Sports coaches are vocal professionals because their voice is an essential component of their work, and research shows that they often face various voice related problems. It has been reported that sports coaches have very little knowledge about voice and vocal hygiene, that they do not take care of the health of their voice, have certain habits which can negatively influence their vocal health and often encounter symptoms of vocal fatigue and experience dysphonia (Trout & Mccoll, 2007;Penteado & Bernardi da Silva, 2014). Moreover, majority of sports coaches are regularly exposed to various conditions which can further compromise their vocal health, facing the risk factors such as: loud speaking and shouting at long distances and in an environment with poor acoustics, speaking during exercises, prolonged voice use and job-related stress (O'Neill & McMenamin, 2014).…”