Perception of Trainers for The Athlete

Perception of Trainers for The Athlete

The aim of this research is to determine the perceptions of the trainers in different sports branches on the athletes throughmetaphors. The sample of study consists of 72 trainers in different sports branches. For the collection of data in the study,“metaphor form" was prepared to determine the participants' views on the concept of athletes. In the metaphor form, theathletes were asked to complete the sentence of "Athlete is like...; Because ..." In this study, phenomenological design fromqualitative research approaches is used. In the analysis of the data, content analysis technique was used. For the reliability ofthe analysis of the research data, the reliability coefficient was calculated between the participants and this value was foundto be 93%. With the evaluation of the data, it was seen that the sports club members produced 32 metaphors. Thesemetaphors were collected in 4 different categories. While the trainers were determined to develop metaphors most in thecategory of "openness to development" and "value” for the concept of athlete, these categories were followed by categories of"responsibility" and "being hardworking". The most produced metaphors of the trainers are diamond, baby, sapling, bee, rough mineand gold. Trainers often used live and tangible metaphors for the concept of athlete. Considering the data obtained, theparticipants pointed to the basic characteristics that should be in the ideal athlete. These characteristics represent a structurethat has the capacity to develop and has a value and a sense of responsibility.

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