Browsing by Subject "expertice"
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(2019)The purpose of this thesis is to explore the perceptions of coaches’ in youth football on coaching expertise and good coaching. Outstanding sports performances are not based on innate abilities but on long-term deliberate practice. In sport, the most important task of a coach is to design and guide athletes' deliberate practice. The expert coaches consider the coaching context in their coaching and use their expertise to develop their athletes in a holistic way. In addition, they have the ability to continuously develop their athletes over the longer term. I explore what kind of coaching youth coaches think is a good coaching and what kind of coach they think is a good coach, and whether these perceptions differ between coaches in competitive and recreational teams. The data consists of theme interviews from four coaches. The material has been analyzed by using a qualitative content analysis method. According to coaches, good coaching is organized in a certain way, is oriented towards the player, generates learning, leads to excel in competition, creates a positive atmosphere in the team, and is also conditional depending on various preconditions. A good coach has some football related knowledge, good intrapersonal skills, some special features, good interpersonal skills, takes care of the players and understands the impacts of the environment on their own coaching. Competitive coaches emphasized the organizing nature of coaching, and how good coaching is organized in a certain systematic way that supports the achievement of goals. The recreational coaches, on the other hand, emphasized more the player-centeredness of good coaching and how the coaching is done with the players and for the players. This difference can reflect the differences in the recreational and competitive world in the demands they place on coaches.
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(2016)The purpose of this bachelor’s thesis is to examine the co-operation and co-teaching in special music centre Resonaari. This thesis seeks to find out what is the meaning of this co-operation in the development of the teachers’ expertice. Previous studies have found that social support and constructive feedback are important in teachers’ professional development. These factors can be emphasised when teachers work in close co-operation. This thesis is a qualitative study. The data of this study consists of the interviews of four Resonaari teachers and principals. The interviews were analysed using a narrative approach. This thesis aims to formulate a comprehensive picture of the co-operation and co-teaching implemented in Resonaari. The stories of the interviewees are described in short narratives that were created in the analysis. In the narratives the teachers and principals underlined the importance of the teachers’ equality and the schools’ working climate. The interviewees named several factors regarding co-operation that influences their development as a teacher and expert. The most important factors were the possibility to share ones expertice and know-how, and the increased courage to try more innovative ideas. In the teachers’ stories the importance of co-teaching increased when the teachers encountered challenging situations. Several teachers in Finland feel that their job is straining, and this can even result in career changes. Support received from a colleague can help a teacher in coping with his or her job. Therefore increasing co-teaching and teachers’ co-operation can enhance teachers’ learning and increase their well-being.
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