Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore facilitation factors of elementary school athletes’ growth. This will be an opportunity for facilitators to change the existing method for the growth of athletes, thereby growing together beyond the winning at all costs philosophy. To this end, samples of 42 elementary school athletes, 13 parents, and 8 coaches were collected using purposive sampling. The results of this study were as follows. First, athletes’ perceived facilitation factors of their growth were high in the order of emotional aspect, performance, training aspect, social aspect, technical aspect, and life aspect. On the other hand, athletes’ perceived hindrances of their growth were high in the order of emotional aspect, training aspect, social aspect, and performance. Second, parents’ perceived facilitation factors of athletes’ growth were high in the order of training aspect, performance, social aspect, life aspect, and technical aspect. On the other hand, parents’ perceived hindrances of athletes’ growth were high in the order of training aspect, performance, emotional aspect, life aspect, and social aspect. Third, coaches’ perceived facilitation factors of athletes’ growth were high in the order of social aspect, technical aspect, training aspect, performance, and emotional aspect. On the other hand, coaches’ perceived hindrances of athletes’ growth were high in the order of training aspect, social aspect, performance, physical aspect, and life aspect. The results facilitation and hindrance of athletes’ growth will be baseline data to guide not only athletes but also parents and coaches. Moreover, these results will be useful data for in-depth analysis of athletes

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