Practice and Challenges in Implementing Psychological Skill Training: With Specific Reference to Ethiopian Youth Sport Academy and Athlete Tirunesh Dibaba Sport Training Center
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2018-05-03
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Addis Ababa University
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The objective of this study was to identify the extent to which psychological skill training were
being implemented in Ethiopian youth sport academy and Athlete Tirunish Dibaba sports training
center and to point out those challenges that impede the implementation of PST. In this regard a
mixed concurrent research method was employed . All athletics coaches and technical staffs who
had direct contact with athlitics training were selected as respondentes . The primary sources of
data were 18 coaches and 4 technical staffs of the two training centers. Questionnaires,
interviews and document analyses were used for the purpose of collecting relevant data. Data
obtained through questionnaires were analyzed using statistical tools like percentage and mean
using SPSS version 25.0 for windows. Moreover, data gathered through interview and document
analysis were considered to complement the questionnaires in narrative form .The finding of this
study revealed that the current status of PST implementation was very poor and not planned and
implemented formally in the two training centers . And the major challenges that affected the
implementation of psychological skill training in Ethiopian youth sport academy and Athlete
Tirunish Dibaba sport training center were: coaches’ lack of practical knowledge to conduct PST
,perceived lack of time by coaches ,lack of practical teaching method in higher education
institutes ,lack of awareness from athletes coaches and administrators, lack of trained sport
psychologist to plan and organize the program. Accordingly the study suggests: awareness
creation programs for athletes, coaches and technical staffs; continuous training for coaches;
provision of special emphasis in higher education institutes; and preparation of PST training
manuals as a long term solution.
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Psychological Skill Training, Athletics, Training Center, Acadamy