Table 3 Comparative analysis of coaches’ perceptions of competence and educational needs related to professional competences considering the professional experience.
| Professional Experience |
Mean |
SD |
| Perceptions of competence |
| Competences related to Annual and Multi-annual Planning (b) |
Low experienced |
3.446 |
.727 |
| Experienced |
3.587 |
.686 |
| High experienced |
3.757 |
.670 |
| Competences related to Practice and Competition Orientation (b) |
Low experienced |
3.889 |
.616 |
| Experienced |
4.073 |
.594 |
| High experienced |
4.091 |
.590 |
| Personal and Coaching Education Competences (b) |
Low experienced |
3.419 |
.692 |
| Experienced |
3.695 |
.708 |
| High experienced |
3.688 |
.661 |
| Training Needs |
| Competences related to Practice and Competition Orientation (b) |
Low experienced |
3.185 |
.871 |
| Experienced |
2.859 |
.871 |
| High experienced |
2.856 |
.992 |
| Competences related to Annual and Multi-annual Planning (b) |
Low experienced |
3.180 |
.851 |
| Experienced |
3.141 |
.972 |
| High experienced |
2.869 |
.924 |
| Personal and Coaching Education Competences |
Low experienced |
3.133 |
.905 |
| Experienced |
3.100 |
1.024 |
| High experienced |
2.919 |
.954 |
Legend: Statistical differences between a) Low experienced and Experienced; b) Low experienced and High experienced; c) Experienced and High experienced.
