Training Management Styles in Physical Education and Sports

Abstract

The aim of this research is to discover a theoretical structure that expresses the styles in which coaches manage their training in Turkey. For this purpose, the research was carried out using the Grounded Theory Research model. The number of participants was determined by the theoretical sampling method. In order to ensure the theoretical saturation of the categories, the research was completed with 11 coaches. “Semi-Structured Interview Questionnaire” developed by the researcher was used as a data collection tool in the study. Categories were discovered by analyzing the data with ‘open, selective, and theoretical coding’ processes. As a result of the research, the theoretical structure of Training Management Styles in Physical Education and Sports consisting of the core categories of Contemporary, Situational, Liberal, Authoritarian, and Planned Training Management was discovered.