Coaches Competencies - Nordic Skiing

One purpose of the present study was to investigate athletes perceptions of their coaches coach competencies in world cup A in Nordic combined. Another purpose was to investigate how their perceptions relate to their results. Coach competencies were measured by a Coach Competence Scale (CCS) that captures important coach capabilities in five dimensions in terms of different competencies which coaches must possess in their roles as coaches. Seventy two percent of the athletes participated in the investigation that was conducted during two world cup competitions. The results show that the athletes are satisfied with their coaches coach competencies and the results indicate a relationship between the athletes results and their perceptions of their coaches coach competencies.