Effects of Fatigue and Grit on Club Sports Coaches

Alfonso Martínez-Moreno, Francisco Cavas-García, José María López-Gullón and Arturo Díaz-Suárez
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Alfonso Martínez-Moreno: Department of Physical Activity and Sports, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), University of Murcia, Santiago de la Ribera, 30720 San Javier, Spain
Francisco Cavas-García: Department of Physical Activity and Sports, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), University of Murcia, Santiago de la Ribera, 30720 San Javier, Spain
José María López-Gullón: Department of Physical Activity and Sports, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), University of Murcia, Santiago de la Ribera, 30720 San Javier, Spain
Arturo Díaz-Suárez: Department of Physical Activity and Sports, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), University of Murcia, Santiago de la Ribera, 30720 San Javier, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 14, 1-14

Abstract: The objective of this research is to identify the level of general fatigue (FG), physical fatigue (FF) and concentration/motivation (C/M) in sports coaches. Two components of grit, consistency of interest (CI) and perseverance in effort (PE), are also assessed. The possible effects of sex, age, marital status, employment contract, work dedication and grit on FG, FF and C/M in sports coaches are examined. This cross-sectional study analyses 335 sports club coaches (21.2% women, 78.8% male) with a mean age of 29.88 (SD = 9.97) years, at a significance level of p < 0.05 for all analyses. Different aspects of fatigue were determined using the Spanish translation of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 (IMF-20). The Grit-S scale was used to measure the ability to persevere, have passion and commit. The results indicated that men scored higher in FF, C/M and PE, while women obtained higher values in FG and CI. Non-contract coaches had higher FG, CI and PE, while coaches with contracts scored higher on C/M and FF. In conclusion, coaches with higher CI had higher FG, and high levels of PE were associated with low FG levels.

Keywords: coaches; perseverance; passion; fatigue; motivation; workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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