Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of Isfahan
Abstract
Participation in sporting activities, regardless of many benefits, associated with various risks and injuries, which coaches in this regard have the greatest potential for imposing legal liabilities toward injured athletes. This study aimed to measure the knowledge of coaches in various sport fields in Isfahan from their legal duties toward athletes. A quantitative (survey_descriptive) and qualitative (content analyzing) methods employed for analyzing the data gained from instruments. 285 coaches from various sport fields selected with stratify random sampling method and answered to a questionnaire includes 48 questions, in the form of 7 dimensions. Furthermore, 35 coaches from all of the selected sports selected by purposive sampling method, and participated in a semi-structural interview. The results indicated that coaches have sufficient knowledge in none of dimensions of legal duties. Also, gender as well as level of coaching certification have no effect on their knowledge. The coaching education system with reference of sport federations, sources of knowledge acquisition for coaches, lack of supporting from media, and generally, lack of knowledge and attention of all people involved in sport from the law issues related to sport, could affect the insufficient knowledge of coaches from the mentioned subject.
Keywords
Main Subjects
- Albrecht, M.J. (2008). A Determination of Basic First Aid Qualification and Knowledge among Youth Sport Coaches in Organized Sport. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). North Dakota State University, USA.
- Barron, M.J., Powell, J.W., Ewing, M.E., Nogle, S.E., & Branta, C. F. (2009). First aid and injury prevention knowledge of youth basketball, football, and soccer coaches. International Journal of Coaching Science, 3(1), 55-67.
- Bezdicek, P.W. (2009). Risk management practices in high school athletic departments. (Unpublished master’s thesis). University of Wisconsin – La Crosse.
- Bonyan, A., & Kashef, A. (2014). Difference between law knowledge and civil liability of men and women coaches in sport events. Applied Research of Sport Management, 4(8), 79-90. (Persian).
- Carter, A.F., & Muller, M. (2008). A Survey of Injury Knowledge and Technical Needs of Junior Rugby Union Coaches in Townsville (North Queensland). Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 11, 167–73.
- Castro, L. (2010). Assessment of First Aid Knowledge and Decision Making of Coaches of Youth Soccer. (Unpublished master’s thesis). San Jose State University, USA.
- Dimitriadi, A., & Dimitriadi, S. (2007). A conceptual model of risk management and its importance for sport and leisure. Sport Management International Journal, 3(1), 19–26.
- Doleschal, J.K. (2006). Managing Risk in Interscholastic Athletic Programs: 14 Legal Duties of Care. Marquette Sports Law Review, 17(1), 295–339.
- Dougherty, N.J., Goldberger, A.S., & Carpenter, L.J. (2007). Sport, Physical Activity, and the Law. United States: Sagamore Publishing.
- Forughi, J. (2004). Study the knowledge of coaches, PE teachers, and sport managers of Tehran from sport law, with providing training solution (Research Project). Sport Sciences Research Institute of Iran. (Persian).
- Hensch, L.P. (2006). Legal Issues for Coaches. Soccer Journal, 51(7), 14–25.
- Kerjcie, R.V., & Morgan, D.W. (1970). Determining sample size for research activities. Educational and Psychological Measurements, 30, 607-610.
- McCaskey, A.S., & Biedzynski, K.W. (1996). A Guide to the Legal Liability of Coaches for a Sports Participant’s Injuries. Seton Hall Journal of Sport Law, 6(1), 7–125.
- Mehdipour, A. (2011). Study and compare the knowledge of coaches of four sport fields in Ahvaz from legal aspects of sport. (Unpublished master’s thesis). Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz. (Persian).
- Mesquita, I., Isidro, S., & Rosado, R. (2010). Portuguese Coaches’ Perceptions of and Preferences for Knowledge Sources Related to their Professional Background. Journal of Sports Science Medicine, 9, 480–9.
- Mirsafian, H. (2016). Legal duties and legal liabilities of coaches toward athletes. Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research, 69(1), 5-14.
- Mohamadinejad, A., & Mirsafian, H. (2015). Connection of the coaches’ legal knowledge and their social background at the Iranian universities, Iranian Studies, 48(4), 551-66.
- Mohamadinejad, A., Mirsafian, H., & Soltanhoseini, M. (2012). Civil liability of referees in the sport competitions. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 7, 24-34.
- Nelson, L.J., Cushion, C.J., & Potrac, P. (2006). Formal, Non-Formal and Informal Coach Learning: A Holistic Conceptualization. International Journal of Sport Science and Coaching, 1(3), 247–59.
- Olsen, H., & Kowalski, C.L. (2010). Enhancing Program Quality and Care through Supervision. Afterschool Matters, Special Issue, 37-43.
- Paiement, C.A. & Payment, M.P. (2011). Event Management for Teacher-Coaches: Risk and Supervision Considerations for School-Based Sports. Strategies, 24(5), 35–7.
- Santosa, S.F.M., Mesquitaa, I.M.R., Gracaa, A.B.S., & Rosado, A.F.B. (2010). What Coaches Value about Coaching Knowledge: A Comparative Study Across a Range of Domains. International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences, 22(2), 96–112.
- Singh, C., & Surujlal, J. (2010). Risk management practices of high school sport coaches and administrators. South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, 32(1), 107-19.
- Staurowsky, E.J., & Weight, E.A. (2011). Title IX literacy: what coaches don’t know and need to find out. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 4, 190-209.
- Valvovich-McLeod, T.C., McGaugh, J.W., Boquiren, M.L., & Bay, R.C. (2008). Youth sports coaches do not have adequate knowledge regarding first-aid and injury prevention. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics, 23, 130-45.
- Williams, Y. (2003). Government Sponsored Professional Sports Coaches and the Need for Better Child Protection. Entertainment Law, 2(1), 55–84.
- Wong, G.M. (2010). Essentials of Sports Law (4th ed.). Canada: ABC-CLIO.
)