Perceptions of Stress of Swedish Volunteer Youth Soccer Coaches

Hertting, Krister,1972-Högskolan i Halmstad,Centrum för forskning om välfärd, hälsa och idrott (CVHI),Halmstad University (författare)

Background: The work of a coach can be stressful, and little is known about how volunteer coaches in child and youth soccer perceive stress. Therefore, the overall aim of this study was to explore perceptions of stress among Swedish volunteer youth soccer coaches. Methods: An online questionnaire was distributed to 1514 soccer coaches of which 688 (78% men and 22% women; 4% < 30 years, 34% 31–40 years; 57% 41–50 years and 5% > 51 years) with non-profit positions responded. Results: Findings indicate that participants in general do not feel excessively stressed by being a volunteer youth soccer coach (M = 2.20; SD = 0.93; Min = 1; Max = 5), and no significant differences in perceived stress level were found based on gender, age, ethnicity, educational level or occupation. Multiple regression analysis showed that demands from employment (β = 0.24, p < 0.001), difficulty catching up with the family (β = 0.22, p < 0.001), not having enough time to plan activities (β = 0.13, p < 0.001), feeling pressured when selecting the team (β = 0.09, p = 0.013) and own demands to achieve good results (β = 0.07, p = 0.045), significantly contributed to perceptions of stress among the investigated youth sport coaches. Conclusions: The results shed light on the important aim that sport clubs develop holistic strategies when recruiting and retaining coaches and for other functions concerning child and youth soccer teams. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Wagnsson, Stefan,Docent,1969-Karlstads universitet,Institutionen för pedagogiska studier (from 2013),Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden(Swepub:kau)stefwagn (författare)
Grahn, Karin,1974Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kost- och idrottsvetenskap,Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science(Swepub:gu)xgrahk (författare)
Högskolan i HalmstadCentrum för forskning om välfärd, hälsa och idrott (CVHI) (creator_code:org_t)

Av författaren/redakt...: Hertting, Kriste ...; Wagnsson, Stefan ...; Grahn, Karin, 19 ...

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP: MEDICIN OCH HÄLS ...; och Hälsovetenskap; och Idrottsvetenskap

Av lärosätet: Högskolan i Halmstad; Karlstads universitet; Göteborgs universitet

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