OBJETIVO: Verificar o impacto de um programa estruturado de atividade física no local de trabalho, sobre o nível de atividade física e o estágio de prontidão para mudança de comportamento visando a um estilo de vida ativo. MÉTODOS: O programa de atividade física foi estruturado em sessões práticas e palestras de 10 minutos oferecidas no local de trabalho. De junho a dezembro de 2006, foram avaliados 46 funcionários administrativos de uma empresa da cidade de São Paulo, randomizados em 3 grupos, cuja participação sugerida no programa foi 2, 3 ou 5 vezes semanais. Como desfechos: a) o nível de atividade física foi abordado por meio de questionário (International Physical Activity Questionnaire - IPAQ Longo) e pedômetros; b) o estágio de prontidão para a prática de atividade física foi estimado usando um questionário de estágios de comportamento baseado no modelo trans-teórico adaptado para a prática de atividade física. Cada variável de desfecho foi avaliada antes da intervenção, 90 e 180 dias após o início, com comparações feitas por meio de testes não paramétricos de Friedman e Wilcoxon, considerando nível de significância p<0,05. RESULTADOS: Os resultados revelaram aumento estatisticamente significante do tempo referido de atividade física desenvolvida no trabalho, ao final de 180 dias (p< 0,0001) e no tempo total de atividade física de caminhada, ao final de 180 dias (p= 0,020), porém sem impacto nos outros domínios do IPAQ (lazer, transporte, tarefas domésticas) e no tempo de atividade física total dos participantes (caminhada + moderada + vigorosa), incluindo as medidas do pedômetro. Notou-se também uma tendência a uma progressão dos indivíduos para estágios de comportamento mais avançados para a prática de atividade física, porém sem significância estatística. CONCLUSÃO: Conclui-se que a intervenção foi bem sucedida em aumentar o tempo de atividade física dos trabalhadores no local de trabalho, porém não foi capaz de impactar significativamente os estágios comportamentais e o tempo dedicado à atividade física total / OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a structured program of physical activities at the workplace in terms of the workers level of physical activity and the readiness to change their behavior in order to adopt an active life style. METHODS: The physical activity program was structured in practical sessions and 10-minute lectures held at the workplace. From June to December 2006, 46 administrative employees of a company in the city of São Paulo were evaluated. These employees were randomly allocated into 3 groups and the suggested participation to each group in the program was 2, 3, or 5 times a week. The measured outcomes were: a) the level of physical activity, assessed by means of pedometers and a questionnaire (International Physical Activity Questionnaire IPAQ Long); b) the readiness to practice physical activities, assessed by means of a questionnaire of behaviour stages based on the trans-theoretical model adapted to the practice of physical activities. Each outcome variable was evaluated at the baseline, 90 days and 180 days after the program start-up. Comparisons were made through the non-parametric tests of Friedman and Wilcoxon, considering a significance level of p<0.05. RESULTS: The results have demonstrated a significant statistical increase in the time dedicated to physical activity at the workplace at the end of 180 days (p< 0.0001) and in the total walking time at the end of 180 days (p= 0.020), but with no impact on other IPAQ domains (leisure, transportation, household tasks) and on the participants total physical activity time (walking + moderate + vigorous), including the pedometer readings. It was also noticed that individuals had a tendency to progress to more advanced behavior stages in the practice of physical activities, but such tendency had no statistical significance. CONCLUSION: The intervention was successful in its purpose to increase the time of physical activity of workers at the workplace, but this change was not able to impact substantially the behavior stages and the total time dedicated to physical activities

MOLINARI, C. M. A formação esportiva na ginástica artística feminina: o desenvolvimento das categorias pré-infantil e infantil no Brasil. 2018. 189f. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Escola de Educação Física e Esporte de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 2018. Quando investigamos o processo de treinamento de alto nível na ginástica artística feminina (GAF), percebemos que o desenvolvimento inicial do atleta por meio do treinamento de base deve se constituir a partir de ampla formação de habilidades básicas de controle postural e fundamentos da GA (RUSSELL, 2008a). Esses fundamentos são o alicerce para o avanço com segurança e qualidade no desempenho de alto nível esportivo. Dessa forma, o objetivo do presente estudo foi descrever e analisar como o treinamento de GAF nas categorias pré-infantil e infantil é desenvolvido no Brasil, a partir do discurso de treinadores experientes e atuantes na GAF. Os dados foram coletados a partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas, e analisados por meio da técnica de Análise de Conteúdo proposta por Bardin (2010). Ao longo do estudo, revelamos procedimentos e métodos utilizados pelos treinadores para desenvolver essas categorias. Pudemos evidenciar a influência da cultura preestabelecida na modalidade sobre diversos aspectos do treinamento, como a idade de início da especialização, carga e frequência do treinamento, e habilidades a serem desenvolvidas. Em contrapartida, notamos a preocupação constante dos treinadores com a excelência na formação de base dessas atletas, almejando o alto rendimento esportivo. Palavras-chave: Ginástica Artística Feminina. Formação de atletas. Treinamento em longo prazo. Treinamento de base. / MOLINARI, C. M. Initial sportive training in women\'s artistic gymnastics: the development of formative categories (9-12 years old) in Brazil. 2018. 189f. Thesis (Master\"s Degree) - School of Physical Education and Sports of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 2018. When we investigate the process of high-level training in the women\"s artistic gymnastics, we realize the athlete\"s initial development and basic training should be based on the extensive preparation of elementary postural control skills and gymnastics basic movement patterns (RUSSELL, 2008a). These fundamentals are essential for advancing with safety and quality in high-level sports performance. Thus, this study intends to describe and analyze how WAG training in formative categories (9-12 years old) has been developed in Brazil, from the discourse of experienced coaches. For data collection, we performed a semi-structured interview. For data analysis, we used the Content Analysis technique proposed by Bardin (2010). Throughout this study, we revealed procedures and methods used by coaches to develop these categories. We noticed the influence of the pre-established culture in the modality on several training aspects, such as specialization age, training frequency and load, and development of skills. On the other hand, we also noticed a constant concern of the coaches with excellence in the athletes\" sportive development, aiming for high level performance. Keywords: Women\"s Artistic Gymnastics. Long-term athlete development. Initial training. Sports training.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-12-13T11:43:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Juliana Schulze Burti.pdf: 2052822 bytes, checksum: 6fa53e4c78fbc7ea2223721752e630b7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-13T11:43:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Juliana Schulze Burti.pdf: 2052822 bytes, checksum: 6fa53e4c78fbc7ea2223721752e630b7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-11-28 / Fundação São Paulo - FUNDASP / Pelvic floor dysfunctions, such as urinary incontinence (UI), are more common in women due to anatomy, pregnancies and births. The aging process increases the chances of these dysfunctions due to changes in involved systems, such as osteomuscular and genitourinary systems. Pelvic floor muscle training is recommended as the primary form of treatment, and postural stabilization exercises seem to maximize effects. There is little information about this approach to the general population, and many women do not even know the existence of the pelvic floor in their bodies. In addition there is a wrong knowledge in the population that losing urine is normal as you get older, and that aging is exclusively a phase of decline and loss. We presume that a specific exercise method, Women Gymnastics, can contribute to a re-signification of aging process in women. Five Women's Gymnastics meetings were held with women over 45 years of age, 20 women from the Open Maturity University of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) and 23 from the Mary Mother Church, with a mean age of 68.5 and 63 years, respectively. The transcription of the speeches and a field diary were used for discursive analysis. The content was used to construct five thematic maps for each group, following the methodology proposed by Spink et al. (2014). Overall, the analyzes showed that women had little knowledge about the pelvic floor, but after the Women's Gymnastics, they all began to know the location, function and form of activation of this region of the body. Working the pelvic floor stimulated debates about sexuality and UI, and women reported improved UI symptoms after exercises. Both groups experienced difficulty in performing breathing exercises, but noticed improvement in posture. Group activities with theoretical and practical content that bring new information to aging women regarding their own body care, including the pelvic floor, can be an interesting alternative for health promotion and positivation of the aging process / Disfunções do assoalho pélvico, como incontinência urinária (IU), são mais comuns em mulheres, devido à anatomia, gestações e partos. O processo de envelhecimento aumenta as chances dessas disfunções aparecerem, em decorrência das alterações nos sistemas envolvidos, como o osteomuscular e o geniturinário. O treinamento da musculatura do assoalho pélvico é recomendado como principal forma de tratamento, e exercícios para estabilização postural parecem maximizar os efeitos. Há pouca informação a respeito dessa forma de abordagem para a população em geral, sendo que muitas mulheres sequer conhecem a existência do assoalho pélvico em seus corpos. Além disso, há na população uma ideia errônea de que é normal perder urina quando se envelhece, e de que o envelhecimento seja exclusivamente uma fase de declínio e perdas. Partimos do pressuposto de que um método de exercícios específicos, a Ginástica Feminina, pode contribuir para ressignificar o processo de envelhecimento em mulheres. Para tal, foram realizados cinco encontros de Ginástica Feminina com mulheres cuja faixa etária era acima de 45 anos, 20 mulheres da Universidade Aberta à Maturidade, da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) e 23 da Paróquia Maria Mãe da Igreja, com média de idade de 68,5 e 63 anos, respectivamente. A transcrição das falas e o diário de campo foram utilizados para análise discursiva. O conteúdo foi utilizado para a construção de cinco mapas temáticos para cada grupo, seguindo metodologia proposta por Spink et al. (2014). De maneira geral, as análises mostraram que as mulheres tinham pouco conhecimento em relação ao assoalho pélvico, contudo, após a Ginástica Feminina, todas passaram a conhecer a localização, a função e a forma de ativação dessa região do corpo. Trabalhar o assoalho pélvico despertou debates sobre a sexualidade e IU; as mulheres referiram melhora dos sintomas de IU após terem iniciado a prática dos exercícios. Os dois grupos sentiram dificuldade em executar exercícios respiratórios, mas notaram melhora na postura. Atividades em grupo, com conteúdo teórico e prático, que levem para mulheres em processo de envelhecimento novas informações a respeito de cuidados com o próprio corpo, incluindo o assoalho pélvico, podem constituir alternativa interessante para a promoção de saúde e a positivação do processo de envelhecimento

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T19:30:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Eliana de Toledo.pdf: 35918031 bytes, checksum: 493da34349a5112a73c77bfaa58ee01d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-08-31 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research was planned after an analysis of the fact that even now physical exercise in fitness centers seems to be of utmost importance to get an active and socially succeeded body. The main objective of the study was to understand why physical exercises reach so high legitimacy in our days, especially in Brazil, not only in body building according to media patterns, but also as if it were a natural must have , a passport to reach health and also some beauty patterns. The eighties were selected as an historical approach as they were marked by the boom of physical exercise in fitness centers in the country. Two methodologies were used in order to reach the objective of the study: the oral history, using oral testimonies with physical educators; and the other was the documental analysis of Veja magazine copies, choosen by it´s wide range of subjects reaching many sectors of public life. Many factors contributed to the legitimacy of physical exercises in fitness centers in that time, as: a transition of government models (dictatorship/democracy); the American influence; the acceleration of midia segmentation followed by the increase of the body visibility; the advance of the technology that, among other aspects, propelled medical researches; the influence of the Cooper Method and of all the activity generated and/or fortified by it for the benefit of a health body (being the aerobics gymnastics a part of it); the second feminist revolution, etc. It was possible also to conclude that many of these factors both influentiated and legitimated each other. Being so, this research collaborates to broaden the studies in this area, in the direction of new views, as well as to identify the feasibility of ruptures and permanences since the eighties till now / A partir de uma análise da realidade, em que a ginástica de academia parece ainda ocupar um lugar importante para a obtenção de um corpo ativo e socialmente bem sucedido, foi formulada a problemática desta pesquisa. Ela objetivou, portanto, compreender como foi possível para a ginástica de academia alcançar tamanha legitimidade na atualidade, especificamente no Brasil, não só para a obtenção de corpos construídos, segundo referências midiáticas, mas também como se ela fosse um dever natural, um passaporte para o alcance da saúde e de certos padrões de beleza. A década de 80 foi selecionada como recorte histórico da pesquisa, pois foi marcada pelo boom das academias de ginástica no país. Dois caminhos metodológicos foram selecionados para o alcance deste objetivo. Um deles foi a história oral, a partir da técnica do depoimento oral, com educadores físicos, e o outro foi a análise documental de exemplares da revista Veja, escolhida devido à sua amplitude de assuntos em diversas esferas da vida pública. Vários fatores foram levantados como propiciadores da legitimação da ginástica de academia neste período, dentre eles: um contexto de transição de modelos de governo (ditadura/democracia); a influência norte-americana; a aceleração da segmentação midiática com o aumento da visibilidade do corpo; o avanço da tecnologia que, dentre outros aspectos, impulsionou as pesquisas médicas; a influência do Método Cooper e de todo um movimento que a partir dele foi criado e/ou fortalecido em prol do corpo saudável (do qual fez parte a ginástica aeróbica); a considerada segunda revolução feminina etc. Foi também possível concluir que muitos destes fatores se auto-influenciavam, legitimando-se mutuamente. Assim, a pesquisa justifica-se de maneira geral por colaborar com a necessária ampliação de estudos nesta área, assim como por possibilitar a identificação de rupturas e permanências desde esta década até a atualidade, na direção de novas perspectivas

This master thesis focuses on the influence that artistic gymnastics has on the coordination abilities of young school age girls. The purpose of this thesis was to use motor tests in the field to compare the level of coordination abilities of young school age artistic gymnasts with that of non-sporting girls. The tests results were subsequently statistically evaluated and commented upon. Another aim of the thesis was to compare the coordination abilities of artistic gymnasts aged 6 - 8 years with those of artistic gymnasts aged 9 - 11 years whilst they were undertaking particular tests. From the tests results it can be seen that artistic gymnastics has a positive effect on the level of the childrens coordination abilities. This finding is supported by the fact that in all tests the artistic gymnasts succeeded better than the non-sporting girls. Of the two groups the older girls (9 - 11 years) were more succesful than the younger group (6 - 8 years). The theoretical part of the thesis describes the Child's Motor Development, emphasizing the relationship between coordination abilities and young school age. It discusses the environment of the branch of sport called "women's artistic gymnastics" and the need for the children's sports training.

<p>Syfte och frågeställningar</p><p>Syftet med studien är att undersöka förekomst, hantering och upplevda orsaker till mentala blockeringar inom kvinnlig truppgymnastik på nationell ungdoms- och juniornivå.</p><p>• Vilken typ av övning är den vanligaste mentala blockeringen inom kvinnlig truppgymnastik?</p><p>• Hur visar sig blockeringarna enligt gymnasterna och tränarna?</p><p>• Vilka orsaker till uppkomsten av mentala blockeringar kan utläsas utifrån gymnasterna och tränarnas berättelser?</p><p>• På vilka sätt har gymnaster och tränare försökt hantera mentala blockeringar?</p><p>Metod</p><p>Studien inleddes med en litteratursökning för att finna tidigare forskning. Därefter utformades en enkät i två versioner (för tränare och gymnaster) och dessa delades ut till gymnaster och tränare på nationell ungdoms- och juniornivå i sex olika föreningar. Gymnasterna valdes efter tränings- och tävlingsnivå och har en medelålder på 14 år.</p><p>Resultat</p><p>Resultatet visade att mentala blockeringar är ett mycket vanligt fenomen inom truppgymnastiken och något som majoriteten av gymnasterna någon gång drabbats av. Blockeringarna visar sig ofta genom att gymnasten vägrar eller helt utesluter övningen ur sin träning och blockeringarna är vanligast i grenen tumbling. Dock visade studien att de flesta gymnaster upplever blockeringar i mer än ett redskap. Volter som roterar baklänges tenderade att vara den typ av övning som flest gymnaster har blockeringar för. Detta ansågs främst bero på att gymnasterna i fråga inte tror att de kommer att lyckas med övningen följt av orsaker som tidigare skador och mental omognad. De allra flesta gymnaster och tränare har på något sätt försökt behandla problemet, främst genom fysiska åtgärder och har i situationer med mentala blockeringar känt sig rädda, frustrerade och misslyckade.</p><p>Slutsats</p><p>Problematiken kring mentala blockeringar är stor och få gymnaster och tränare vet hur de kan hantera dessa. Behovet av fortsatt forskning inom området samt större fokus på mental träning inom förbundets utbildningar är stort.</p> / <p>Aim and Questions</p><p>The aim of this study is to examine the incidence, handling and experienced causes of mental blockings in female teamgym at national youth and junior level.</p><p>• Which type of exercise is the most common mental blocking in female teamgym?</p><p>• How does the blockings show according to the gymnasts and coaches?</p><p>• Which possible causes to origin of mental blockings can be understood on the basis of the stories of the gymnasts and coaches?</p><p>• In which ways have gymnasts and coaches tried to handle mental blockings?</p><p>Method</p><p>The study started out with a literature search for previous research. Thereafter a questionnaire was formed in two versions (for gymnasts and coaches) and these were sent to gymnasts and coaches at national youth and junior level in six different clubs. The gymnasts were chosen by their level of training and competition.</p><p>Results</p><p>The study showed that mental blockings is a very common phenomenon in teamgym and is something that the majority of the gymnasts at some point have been affected by. The blockings are often revealed by the gymnasts refusing or totally excluding the exercise from training and the blockings are most frequently occurring in the apparatus called tumbling. Yet, the study shows that most gymnasts experience mental blockings in more then one apparatus. Vaults that rotate backwards tend to bee the type of exercise that most gymnasts have blockings for. This was believed to mainly depend on the gymnasts thinking they will fail to succeed with the exercise followed by causes like previous injuries and mental immatureness. Most gymnasts and coaches have in some way tried to solve the problem, mainly by physical measures and have in situations of mental blockings felt afraid, frustrated and like failure.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>Mental blockings is a big problem and few gymnasts and coaches know how to handle them. The need of more research in the area and focus on mental training in the gymnastics association is big.</p>

Syfte och frågeställningar Syftet med studien är att undersöka förekomst, hantering och upplevda orsaker till mentala blockeringar inom kvinnlig truppgymnastik på nationell ungdoms- och juniornivå. • Vilken typ av övning är den vanligaste mentala blockeringen inom kvinnlig truppgymnastik? • Hur visar sig blockeringarna enligt gymnasterna och tränarna? • Vilka orsaker till uppkomsten av mentala blockeringar kan utläsas utifrån gymnasterna och tränarnas berättelser? • På vilka sätt har gymnaster och tränare försökt hantera mentala blockeringar? Metod Studien inleddes med en litteratursökning för att finna tidigare forskning. Därefter utformades en enkät i två versioner (för tränare och gymnaster) och dessa delades ut till gymnaster och tränare på nationell ungdoms- och juniornivå i sex olika föreningar. Gymnasterna valdes efter tränings- och tävlingsnivå och har en medelålder på 14 år. Resultat Resultatet visade att mentala blockeringar är ett mycket vanligt fenomen inom truppgymnastiken och något som majoriteten av gymnasterna någon gång drabbats av. Blockeringarna visar sig ofta genom att gymnasten vägrar eller helt utesluter övningen ur sin träning och blockeringarna är vanligast i grenen tumbling. Dock visade studien att de flesta gymnaster upplever blockeringar i mer än ett redskap. Volter som roterar baklänges tenderade att vara den typ av övning som flest gymnaster har blockeringar för. Detta ansågs främst bero på att gymnasterna i fråga inte tror att de kommer att lyckas med övningen följt av orsaker som tidigare skador och mental omognad. De allra flesta gymnaster och tränare har på något sätt försökt behandla problemet, främst genom fysiska åtgärder och har i situationer med mentala blockeringar känt sig rädda, frustrerade och misslyckade. Slutsats Problematiken kring mentala blockeringar är stor och få gymnaster och tränare vet hur de kan hantera dessa. Behovet av fortsatt forskning inom området samt större fokus på mental träning inom förbundets utbildningar är stort. / Aim and Questions The aim of this study is to examine the incidence, handling and experienced causes of mental blockings in female teamgym at national youth and junior level. • Which type of exercise is the most common mental blocking in female teamgym? • How does the blockings show according to the gymnasts and coaches? • Which possible causes to origin of mental blockings can be understood on the basis of the stories of the gymnasts and coaches? • In which ways have gymnasts and coaches tried to handle mental blockings? Method The study started out with a literature search for previous research. Thereafter a questionnaire was formed in two versions (for gymnasts and coaches) and these were sent to gymnasts and coaches at national youth and junior level in six different clubs. The gymnasts were chosen by their level of training and competition. Results The study showed that mental blockings is a very common phenomenon in teamgym and is something that the majority of the gymnasts at some point have been affected by. The blockings are often revealed by the gymnasts refusing or totally excluding the exercise from training and the blockings are most frequently occurring in the apparatus called tumbling. Yet, the study shows that most gymnasts experience mental blockings in more then one apparatus. Vaults that rotate backwards tend to bee the type of exercise that most gymnasts have blockings for. This was believed to mainly depend on the gymnasts thinking they will fail to succeed with the exercise followed by causes like previous injuries and mental immatureness. Most gymnasts and coaches have in some way tried to solve the problem, mainly by physical measures and have in situations of mental blockings felt afraid, frustrated and like failure. Conclusions Mental blockings is a big problem and few gymnasts and coaches know how to handle them. The need of more research in the area and focus on mental training in the gymnastics association is big.

This thesis is about selection processes and processes of measuring and judging athletes in competitions in top-level sport. The purpose was to increase the knowledge of these processes and to analyse them from a validity perspective in order to contribute to the discussion of whether the “right” athletes are selected to participate in teams, competitions and games and whether the “right” athletes win. The rule and judging systems were investigated in the judged sports acroski and rhythmic gymnastics. Information was gathered through individual interviews with two judges, two coaches, and four elite athletes from each of the sports, and in addition to this the respective sport’s rule systems, judging manuals, meeting protocols and historical documents were studied. Selections to top-level sport teams were investigated by individual interviews with 14 top-level coaches (selectors) from the national league in soccer and a national team and from national teams in alpine skiing. The results from the judging study showed that both studied sports had undergone major changes in their rule and judging regulations, changes that had a considerable impact on the sports and the judgements. The level of definition of the rules and regulations was raised to increase the opportunities for clear and reliable judgements, but this became problematic for the overall validity of the judgements. The reason for this was that the new rules and regulations did not clearly correspond to the original idea of the sport, since the specified and detailed regulations lead to less originality and freedom in the performances. In the selection study, the results pointed to great differences in how precisely defined the selection criteria were among the teams. The selectors stated that well-defined selection criteria or grounds could be helpful in many ways, but they also emphasised how important it was for them that some parts of the selections were based on their subjective valuations of the athletes. Quite a few coaches from both sports argued that they would choose an athlete with good behaviour and favourable personality over an athlete with better sports skills, if they had an opportunity to do that depending on the selection system that was used. Overall, this research displays how validity issues connected to the selection and judging criteria and these processes might affect the outcome of the processes. It is notable that high reliability is in the main focus of the measuring and judging processes, while considerably vaguer and more subjective assessments are considered important in the selection process. The thesis points to the importance of discussing and understanding the consequences of rules, rule changes, selection and judging criteria as well as how these processes are performed, if the desired outcomes and consequences of the selection and judging processes are to be reached.

Coaches in Canada are trained through the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) administered by The Coaching Association of Canada. The NCCP is the national standard and recently shifted its educational emphasis from the transfer of knowledge to the development of coaching competency. As a result, coaches are required to demonstrate competency in a specified sport and level prior to being awarded a coaching certification. The purpose of this study was to establish validity and reliability of an NCCP coaching competency assessment. Gymnastics Canada agreed to have their Community Sport coaching competency instrument tested for content validity, face validity, inter-rater reliability and intra-rater reliability. Their original assessment instrument was revised during content validity testing based on recommendations from five coaching context experts. Removing six items, adding one item, and revising four items for clarity modified the original 48-item instrument. An assessment of overall competency was added to the instrument to rate the coach as Beginner, Competent, Proficient, or Expert. Three certified coaches confirmed the face validity of the modified instrument. Reliability tests were conducted on the ratings provided by ten experts who observed a coach’s lesson on video. The result was a moderate level of inter-rater reliability, displayed by an Agreement Coefficient (AC1) of 0.43 and a Percent of Agreement (PA) of 72%. Nine of the ten raters assessed the coach’s performance as Competent, Proficient or Expert, while one of the ten rated the coach as Beginner. After a repeat observation of the same coaching performance, the intra-rater reliability of five raters resulted in agreement levels of Moderate (AC1 = 0.45; PA = 67%), Substantial (AC1 = 0.75, 0.77; PA = 81%, 89%), and Almost Perfect (AC1 = 0.87, 0.82; PA = 93%, 90%). The modified instrument has content and face validity. However, its usefulness is impacted by variability in rater preferences. The inter-rater reliability results attest to concerns about the consistency in assessment of a coaching certificate for Community Sport Artistic Gymnastics coaches. Suggestions to improve the reliability of the instrument include training raters to classify the coach’s competency on a standardized scale of sport-specific expertise.

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