Evaluation of The Leisure Time Attitude of Gymnastic Coaches

Abstract

The working group of the research consists of 297 referees who attended the 2018 Referee-Trainer Visa Seminars of the Gymnastics Federation held in Antalya between 20-23 December 2018. Leisure Attitude Scale: LAS, developed by Ragheb and Beard in 1982 and adapted into Turkish by Akgül and Gürbüz, was used in the study. The data obtained in the study, frequency,% distribution, mean and standard deviation (Std. Deviation) were measured, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests were used in normality analysis, Kruskal Wallis-H, Mann Whitney U, Chi-square and Fisher Exact tests were used in comparison of the groups. In this study, which examines the attitudes of gymnastics trainers towards leisure activities; It was examined whether there was a difference in terms of gender, age and coaching level and a significant difference was found according to the variables of age and coaching level (P <0.05). There is a significant difference in the cognitive dimension from the sub-dimensions of attitude towards leisure activities according to age. There is a significant difference in affective dimension from the sub-dimensions of attitude towards leisure activities according to the category of coaching level (P <0.05). In addition, gymnastics trainers' attitudes towards leisure activities did not differ according to gender (P> 0.05). In coaching training seminars, various departments should be organized in order to make efficient use of leisure time, it is recommended to support concepts such as leisure attitude and related life quality, leisure time satisfaction, leisure physical activity restrictions, and coping with leisure time obstacles by carrying out different studies. Keywords: Gymnastics, Coach, Leisure Attitude