Holistic Human Conception in Athlete-Centered Coaching : Creating a New Coaching Philosophy for a Sports Instructor and Personal Trainer
Hietanen, Leena (2021)
Hietanen, Leena
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021061015574
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The purpose of this thesis was to explore what is athlete-centred coaching and how to recognize and explain the holistic human concept that occurs in physical education and sports. The aim for the author as a student was to investigate the topic since it was relatively unknown and another aim was to gain competence as a graduating student, since this work strengthened competences in skill-wise relevant didactics and pedagogy. The thesis developed the author’s capability of goal setting with diverse people, as well as understanding the ability of physical education as a tool for educating people in a holistic way that supports human growth and enhancement. The thesis was considered a learning process.
The commissioning party is my trade name, Leena Hietanen Tmi, sole trader. The aim for the commissioning party was to create a new coaching philosophy that acts as a guideline. I, and therefore the commissioning party, intend to enhance expertise in coaching. Via this work, the commissioning party saw an opportunity to value growth, and moreover, deepen the understanding about the topic. The athlete-centred coaching style is demanding for both the coach and the athlete; therefore, it is important to understand what the methods are to influence athlete’s performance and development. It is essential to recognize psychological aspects in this context.
The thesis was conducted with a qualitative research method and approach. The strategy of the research was a literature review. The type of the literature review was meta-analysis, and the orientation was meta synthesis. In the meta synthesis, new phrases based on previous studies were created considering the topic in a more interpretative and descriptive way. The technique was hermeneutic, where the author wanted to comprehend and rationalize the phenomena. In the end, the goal was to create a convincing and fresh outcome.
Three main categories for holistic human concept and athlete-centred coaching were discovered in the literature. The main themes were holistic human development, encouraging environment and coach´s role and ethics. Three new statements were gathered from the previous studies and a new coaching philosophy was formed: promote careful development; meaningful outcomes; and accept the coach’s and the athlete´s responsibility and offer freedom to decide. In addition, develop goal setting skills and create an encouraging environment.
In general, it would be interesting to study the responsibility of the coach and the athlete in holistic athlete-centred coaching in the future, since it has been described in a different way in studies by different authors. Moreover, since this coaching style does not promote winning at all costs, is it still successful in gaining competitive results across all sports around the world in different cultures?
The commissioning party is my trade name, Leena Hietanen Tmi, sole trader. The aim for the commissioning party was to create a new coaching philosophy that acts as a guideline. I, and therefore the commissioning party, intend to enhance expertise in coaching. Via this work, the commissioning party saw an opportunity to value growth, and moreover, deepen the understanding about the topic. The athlete-centred coaching style is demanding for both the coach and the athlete; therefore, it is important to understand what the methods are to influence athlete’s performance and development. It is essential to recognize psychological aspects in this context.
The thesis was conducted with a qualitative research method and approach. The strategy of the research was a literature review. The type of the literature review was meta-analysis, and the orientation was meta synthesis. In the meta synthesis, new phrases based on previous studies were created considering the topic in a more interpretative and descriptive way. The technique was hermeneutic, where the author wanted to comprehend and rationalize the phenomena. In the end, the goal was to create a convincing and fresh outcome.
Three main categories for holistic human concept and athlete-centred coaching were discovered in the literature. The main themes were holistic human development, encouraging environment and coach´s role and ethics. Three new statements were gathered from the previous studies and a new coaching philosophy was formed: promote careful development; meaningful outcomes; and accept the coach’s and the athlete´s responsibility and offer freedom to decide. In addition, develop goal setting skills and create an encouraging environment.
In general, it would be interesting to study the responsibility of the coach and the athlete in holistic athlete-centred coaching in the future, since it has been described in a different way in studies by different authors. Moreover, since this coaching style does not promote winning at all costs, is it still successful in gaining competitive results across all sports around the world in different cultures?