Professional profile of goalkeepers preparers participants of clubs championship series paulista A2 2014 and the most training methods used in relation to new trends for preparing goalkeepers

Abstract

The present study aimed to gather information, analyze and profile these professionals, as well identify what are the most commonly used training methods. A questionnaire adapted from Rigotti (2006) and Max (2012) model, this consists of objective questions on socioeconomic, family and work issues, was used. The sample consisted of seventeen goalkeeping coaches of professional football teams in the state of São Paulo, the participants of the Championship Series A2 in 2014. From this study we found that 64.71% of these workers are married, aged between 28 and 56 years old, and 76.47% have children. It was found that only 23.53% of them have a college education degree. It was possible to verify that all goalkeepers were previously and currently work only with goalkeepers the main category, with 41.18% interviewed performs this function goalkeeping coach for over 10 years. All goalkeeping coaches, 100% agreed that obtaining scientific knowledge is essential for the proper performance of their function and seeking professional improvement, while 41.18% chose the survey as the primary means to this. It was observed that 82.35% of the trainers are satisfied with their salary, with the most of them, 94.12% receive between 4-6 minimum wages and 47.05% reported having optimum conditions in their clubs. We found that 47.05% of goalkeeping coaches are logged in CREF - Regional Council of Physical Education. As for training methods most used along with their goalkeepers, it was found that 82.35% of goalkeepers' coaches adopt the global method, while none of them have used the new trends of preparation of goalkeeping coaches in their training.