Effects of Fatigue and Grit on Club Sports Coaches.

Alfonso Martínez-Moreno,Francisco Cavas-García,Arturo Díaz-Suárez,José María López-Gullón

doi:10.3390/ijerph18147414

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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147414

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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.

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Fatigue is a multifactorial phenomenon that is associated with physical, socioeconomic and environmental risk factors [1], is observed worldwide, and represents a direct and indirect economic/social cost to organisations and countries [2].The symptom of fatigue is a clinical finding that correlates with various pathologies and locations in the central nervous system [3]
The results showed that coaches without contracts scored higher in FG, consistency of interest (CI) and perseverance in effort (PE), while coaches with contracts scored higher in C/M and FF; the value for FF was statistically significant (p = 0.045)
In relation to FG, the study sample indicated an average level, indicating that the coaches in the sample, despite the constraints of their work, complex decision making with significant time constraints [16], managing their own emotional and physical state to perform at their best, [18] do not show severe symptoms of general fatigue

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Fatigue is a multifactorial phenomenon that is associated with physical, socioeconomic and environmental risk factors [1], is observed worldwide, and represents a direct and indirect economic/social cost to organisations and countries [2]. The symptom of fatigue is a clinical finding that correlates with various pathologies and locations in the central nervous system [3]. The first is a physical component, indicated by difficulty starting an activity (without objective findings) and a decreased ability to maintain the activity. The second component encompasses difficulties with concentration and memory as well as emotional exhaustion [4]. Fatigue directly undermines an individual’s quality of life and has been associated with negative health-related outcomes [5]

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