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Organizational learning sports coaches soccer elite club team sports Moreover, we may characterize the Club as an authentic learning organization due to the promotion of a safe work environment that stimulates coaches’ engagement in the Club’s organizational culture and enables adequate communication and the constant update through courses and meetings. Conclusion:ĭata allowed us to identify the important contributions of this Club in continued ongoing coach development. Three support schemes and their respective pillars of action were identified: a) Mentoring and meeting - Assistance among coaches, discussions with coaching staff, and free theme meetings b) Incentive for continuing education c) Club Pillars - Club goals, continuity of coaches, evaluation of coaches. After transcribing data from semi-structured interviews with coaches and technical coordinators, they were analyzed using the QSR Nvivo 9.2 software. Methods:Įight coaches and four technical coordinators from a Brazilian elite club participated. The aim of this study was to identify the strategies adopted in a football club to support coaches’ development.
