El conocimiento profesional adquirido por el entrenador de balonmano: experiencias y formación

This study aimed to ascertain the source of the knowledge used by the handball coaches in their professional tasks. A total of 333 handball coaches participated in this study: 86.8% men and 13.2% women. A questionnaire allowed us to find out whether the coaches used their experiences as players, academic training or experience garnered as coaches. The statistical analysis reflected the adequate validity and reliability ( α > .70) of the factors of the scale, which verified this questionnaire as a useful tool. The coaches used three sources of knowledge (academic, experience as players and self- training), with academic knowledge being used the most by coaches. The most highly trained coaches used experiences and knowledge gained as players less; the knowledge acquired in their professional lives were used the most.