Table 1 Factorial matrix resultant from the factorial analysis with rotation, analyzing coaches’ self perceptions related to professional competences.

Self-perceptions’ factors and items			Loadings	Alpha	Eigen values	% of Variance
1 Competences related to Annual and Multi-annual Planning	6	To organize and implement the multi-annual plan.	.842	.942	12.496	54.329
	3	To carry out the multi-annual preparation planning, considering the team and the individual needs.	.835
	12	To establish the competition multi-annual plan.	.831
	9	To evaluate the multi-annual preparation planning.	.817
	15	To relate the competition with the multi-annual plan.	.794
	5	To organize and implement the annual plan	.624
	8	To evaluate and modify the annual planning, adapting it to unexpected situations.	.589
	14	To coordinate the competition with the annual plan.	.589
	2	To carry out the annual plan, considering the team and the individual needs.	.428
2 Competences related to Practice and Competition Orientation	13	To guide an athlete during the competition, considering technical and discipline aspects.	.792	.915	2.01	8.737
	10	To prepare an athlete and a team to the competition.	.77
	7	To evaluate and modify the practice session, adapting it to unexpected situations.	.758
	4	To organize and direct the practice session.	.729
	1	To plan the practice session considering the team and the individual needs.	.718
	11	To prepare a season’s competition, establishing goals adjusted to the team’s level.	.698
3 Personal and Coaching Education Competences	20	To be responsible about the world vision (social aspects and norms), trying to modify behaviors	.757	.909	1.444	6.28
	22	To solve problems within new situations.	.727
	21	To communicate ideas, problems and solutions.	.71
	17	To lead an organization, managing the athletes, coaches and sport specialist’s activities.	.663
	18	To guide the education of beginner coaches.	.655
	19	To manage other coaches education.	.633
	16	To assume the head coach’s role, managing other coaches and sport specialist’s activities.	.596
	23	To be self-sufficient in learning, by a reflexive practice.	.533