Investigation of nutrition knowledge levels of basketball coaches working in Karaman city center

Adequate and balanced nutrition is to advance success in a positive way. Adequate and balanced nutrition is necessary for the energy and mental well-being required during training and competition. Individuals with sufficient nutritional knowledge know-how, where, and how much they should get the nutrients they need while doing sports. The most important resource about nutrition education for athletes is known as trainers. The nutritional knowledge levels of trainers are important in this context. This study was carried out to determine the nutritional knowledge levels of basketball coaches working in the 2021/2022 basketball season in the city center of Karaman. The universe of the research consists of basketball coaches who have signed contracts for the 2021/2022 season in the clubs located in the city center of Karaman. In order to examine the nutrition knowledge level of the trainers, the questionnaire form, which included a socio-demographic information Question in the first part and a Question on the analysis of the nutrition knowledge level in the second part, was applied using. In the qualitative research method, it was applied with a face-to-face interview technique. Questionnaire the questions were created by making use of previous scientific studies and were examined by three experts working in the nutrition-dietetics department and the gastronomy and culinary arts department. At the end of the study, it was determined that the trainers should give correct information about nutrition to the athletes before, during, and after the training and competition, and therefore they should receive in-service training at certain intervals in order to improve their nutrition.

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basketball, coach nutrition knowledge level, Sports nutrition,

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