Abstract
This study was aimed to investigate the opinions of licensed swimming referees within the structure of Turkey Swimming Federation about referee training process and determine the level of their expectations. The study group was randomly selected by a total of 212 swimming referees (95 female and 117 male), and attended Development Seminar for Swimming Referees which was held in Antalya in 2016. “The Review of Referee Training Process and The Survey of Expectation Levels” developed by Bahadır Kayışoğlu in 2008 was used as a data collection tool in the study. Necessary formal permissions were obtained from Turkish Swimming Federation for the scale applied to the referees. In the analysis of the data, t-test was used for binary comparisons, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for multiple comparisons. SPSS Statistics 24.0 was used in the analysis of the data. The p-value that was less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. As a result of the research, it was found that some variables of swimming referees (age, gender, classification, professional experience, educational level, satisfaction level and the reasons to become a referee) have impacts on referees’ training processes, so it was determined that the referees had both positive and negative opinions regarding the referee training process.
Highlights
The need for sports, which emerge in every sphere and period of human life, is presented as different sports for people
When referees’ opinion on the planning of the training seminars were examined, it was considered that lessons given in training seminars are planned in an orderly manner, the aims of training seminar were clearly determined, managers, instructors and referees are aware of the program activities conducted within the institution, and opinions of the experts were taken during the planning of training program
Kayışoğlu (2008), in parallel with this study, suggest that managers exhibited positive attitudes and behaviors in solving problems related to the training seminar, the opinions of the experts were taken during the planning of training program, and different abilities and educational levels of referees are taken into consideration during the preparation and conduction of training seminars
Summary
The need for sports, which emerge in every sphere and period of human life, is presented as different sports for people. Swimming is a sport which is carried out by thousands of people interested in swimming and under the direction of the referees who have received sports and referee training (Dölek, 2010). Spectator, referee and manager are the must for all sports branches. Referees, especially those who struggle with athletes in the field and make decisions that will determine the result of the competition, are the main elements for sports branches. In the case of competition in sports, the referee is the expert who can determine right decisions and allocate justice during the competition (Güner, 2009; Karaçam, 2013). Considering the legal personality represented by the referee, the fact that the referee is in the executive position and allocates justice increases the role of referees (Ekmekçi, 2008)
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