This study was aimed to investigate why team sport coaches use group training as a part in their build-up training. Issues covered in this study are: "What motives have coaches in team sports that use group exercise as part of the build-up training?" and "What are the positive and negative aspects experienced trainers of using group exercise as part of build-up training in team sports?". It was a qualitative study, seven interviews were made with team sport coaches that has used group training as a type of exercise in their built-up training in collaboration with Friskvårdskompaniet. The results showed that the reasons why group exercise were used was different from coach to coach for example one motive was to increase the players physically ability. It appeared that the trainers were generally positive to use group training as a type of exercise in their build up training and it contributed with greater cohesion, strength, and reduced injury problems of the players.

Submitted by Noeme Timbo (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2017-05-31T18:54:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Mariana Germano.pdf: 840633 bytes, checksum: 3243182d84ef0b259f38e76eb087af79 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-31T18:54:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mariana Germano.pdf: 840633 bytes, checksum: 3243182d84ef0b259f38e76eb087af79 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-03 / This work approaches the contribution of the coaching to the individual professional development, concerning professional level outcomes and the conditions that may enhance or impair this process. Organizations are faced with an increasingly competitive environment; therefore, in order to stay ahead in their market, they need people with distinguished skills. The coaching emerged with the proposal to maximize the skills of the individuals and to contribute to the goals and results achievement. Thus, the major aim of this research is to verify if the coaching contributes with the individuals in order to reach their professional development aims. As specific objectives the research aims: to identify the reasons why people begin the coaching process; to analyze if the results, initially expected by the “coachee”, are reached after the coaching process; to analyze in which conditions the results are reached, especially regarding the coach and the “coachee” issues, their relationship and also the coaching process issues; to identify if, beyond the expected professional results, there is other benefits for the “coachee”. The research uses a qualitative approach with an exploratory character and the method used was the interview. Four groups participated of the research, each one was composed by one coach and one “coachee”, and they were questioned about their aims in searching for a coach, their reached results and also the general coaching process issues. From the interviews analysis, it was concluded that all “coaches” turned to the process by personal will and initiative. Three from the four respondents choose their coach through a friend indication. The reasons that motivated people to search for the coaching were the cost-benefit ratio, the pursuit of self-awareness and the professional and personal development. All the professional aims were reached, beyond these, other benefits emerged from the process were highlighted such as security, self-awareness, better time management, among others. Concerning the coaching process, it was possible to identify there is not a pattern of values charged by the coaches, neither time nor number of sessions applied. The interviewed pointed the issues of the “coaches” that contribute to the coaching process as being open to changes and wising to change, about the coaches issues, were identified the knowledge, love, impartiality, respect, among others. / Este trabalho aborda a contribuição do coaching para o desenvolvimento profissional do indivíduo, no que diz respeito ao alcance de resultados às condições que favorecem ou dificultam esse processo. As organizações se deparam com um ambiente cada vez mais competitivo e, para se destacarem no mercado em que atuam, necessitam de pessoas com competências diferenciadas. O coaching surgiu com a proposta de potencializar, ao máximo, as competências dos indivíduos e contribuir para que metas e resultados sejam atingidos. Portanto, o principal objetivo da pesquisa é verificar se o coaching contribui para o indivíduo atingir seus objetivos de desenvolvimento em termos profissionais. Como objetivos específicos a pesquisa visa: identificar as razões pelas quais as pessoas iniciam o processo de coaching; analisar se os resultados inicialmente esperados pelo coachee são alcançados após o processo de coaching; analisar em que condições os resultados são alcançados, sobretudo em relação às características do coach e do coachee; da relação entre eles e do processo de coaching; identificar se além dos resultados profissionais esperados, existem outros benefícios que o coaching gera para o coachee. A pesquisa possui abordagem qualitativa de caráter exploratório e o método utilizado foi a entrevista. Participaram da pesquisa quatro grupos, constituídos por um coach e um coachee, que foram questionados sobre seus objetivos ao procurar o coach, os resultados alcançados e também sobre o processo e as características do processo de coaching em geral. A partir da análise das entrevistas, concluiu-se que todos os coachees recorreram ao processo por vontade e iniciativa própria, sendo que três entrevistados escolheram o seu coach por meio da indicação de um amigo. As razões que motivaram as pessoas a optarem pelo coaching foram a relação custo versus benefício e a busca pelo autoconhecimento, desenvolvimento pessoal e profissional. Todos os objetivos profissionais dos entrevistados foram alcançados, além destes, os coachees entrevistados mencionaram haver outros benefícios decorrentes do processo, tais como: segurança, autoconhecimento, melhor administração do tempo, entre outros. No que diz respeito ao processo de coaching realizado pelos coaches, foi possível identificar que não existe um padrão de valores cobrados, duração e quantidade de sessões praticadas entre eles. Como características do coachee para o processo de coaching, os entrevistados mencionaram estarem abertos a mudanças e desejarem essas mudanças; já para características dos coachees, apontaram conhecimento, amor, imparcialidade, respeito, entre outras.

abstract: Mentor teachers have a significant impact on pre-service teachers. Unfortunately, mentors are often underprepared for their role, and thus, the potential learning from a student teaching experience is not maximized. Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University provides training to mentors who host pre-service teachers during their student teaching experience. Training is delivered in two formats: online prior to the start of the semester and face-to-face each month throughout the semester. This action research study looked at how training contributes to mentor understanding and actions in supporting teacher candidates and how mentor support impacts teacher candidate performance. The study included two mentor/teacher candidate dyads and one university site coordinator. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected from a variety of sources including observations of mentor trainings, teacher candidate lessons, and coaching conversations. Additional data sources included semi-structured interviews with mentors, teacher candidates, and the site coordinator. Analysis of data found that training may contribute to mentor understanding, but other factors matter too. The data also indicated that current training is insufficient at producing all desired mentor behaviors. With respect to the ways that mentors support teacher candidates, this study found that mentors play a multifaceted role, provide ongoing feedback, and employ various strategies during coaching conversations. This study found mentors help teacher candidates see their performance through the eyes of an experienced educator. Modeling and coaching helped teacher candidates improve. This study also suggests a positive, professional relationship between mentor/mentee and certain teacher candidate characteristics such as openness to feedback facilitate learning from a mentor. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ed.D. Leadership and Innovation 2014