Table 1. Coaches’ perceptions about the value of working competences from a factorial analysis with rotation.

	Factors / Itens	Loadings	Alpha	Eigen values	% Variance
Competences related to annual and multi-annual planning	To organize and implement the multi-annual plan.	.855	.887	10.916	32.105
	To carry out the multi-annual preparation planning, considering the team and the individual needs.	.819
	To establish the competition multi-annual plan.	.785
	To evaluate the multi-annual preparation planning.	.763
	To relate the competition with the multi-annual plan.	.713
	To organize and implement the annual plan	.581
	To evaluate and modify the annual planning, adapting it to unexpected situations	.465
Competencesrelated to coaching methodology	To manage and evaluate training contents	.803	.867	2.906	8.548
	To fit competition demands into training	.719
	To organize the training, articulating individual and team work.	.700
	To apply training theory on the coaching practices	.698
	To apply observational and diagnostical competences	.687
	To apply training methods according to the situational demands	.649
	To apply instructional methods according to the situational demands	.533
Competences to implement sport development projects	To implement and manage sport careers	.863	.825	2.444	7.189
	To implement inclusion through sport	.579
	To integrate research in the training programs	.574
Competences related to team leadership and coach education	To lead an organization as coordinator	.771	.810	1.766	5.195
	To lead a group, managing the athletes, coaches and sport specialist’s activities.	.762
	To assume the head coach’s role, managing other coaches and sport specialist’s activities.	.688
	To guide the education of beginner coaches.	.686
Competences related to planning and conducting the training and competition	To prepare an athlete and a team to the competition.	.766	.777	1.392	4.094
	To prepare a season’s competition, establishing goals adjusted to the team’s level.	.681
	To guide an athlete during the competition, considering technical and discipline aspects.	.561
	To organize and direct the practice session.	.557
	To coordinate the competition with the annual plan.	.410
Metacognitive competences	To be responsible about the world vision, social aspects and norms, trying to modify aptitudes and behaviors	.772	.757	1.332	3.916
	To be self-sufficient in learning, by a reflexive practice.	.727
	To solve problems within new situations.	.697