Cesta k trenérské profesi

The paper deals with selected aspects of the sports coach profession. Coaching – like other social professions – is a very complex and demanding profession and its successful performance is related to many social as well as economic aspects. Coaching represents a profession of various forms requiring from its practitioners not only an extensive expert knowledge, but also personal dispositions and social skills. Th e paper analyzes data collected by a questionnaire investigation, which covered selected aspects of the careers of sports coaches. Th e vast majority of examined sports coaches were active athletes at a young age. Th e interest in sport was sparked in particular by their parents. Th e main motives for the choice of coaching included the need to look aft er children, pass on sport experience and in particular sporting eff ort to help others succeed. Th e addressed sports coaches oft en say that the completed training well prepared them as far as theory is concerned, however, they fund it insuffi cient in terms on their own practice. Th e main basis for the improvement of their very diffi cult work is by the addressed coaches mostly seen in coach education.