The Effect of Emotional Intelligence, Training Facilities, Self-Competence and Motivation toward Coaches’ Performance of PPLP West Sumatra Province

Abstract

In order to see the coach’s performance at PPLP of West Sumatra Province, it requires a research on the factors that affect the coach’s performance in relation to emotional intelligence, training facilities, self-competence, and motivation. This research used quantitative method by using path analysis approach which used structural equation that is causal dimensions of emotional intelligence (X1), training facilities (X2), self-competence (X3), and motivation (X4) toward the coach’s performance (Y) and causality of emotional intelligence (X1), training facilities (X2), self-competence (X3) toward the coach’s performance (Y) through motivation (X4). The population of this research is all PPLP coaches of, totally 33 people from 12 sports are fostered in PPLP. The number of samples in this study were 30 people using probability sampling techniques. Data were collected by using questionnaire with Likert scale models that have been tested its validity and reliability. Data were analyzed with path analysis technique moderating variable. The result of the analysis shows that: (1) there is a direct effect of emotional intelligence toward coaches’ performance, (2) there is a direct effect of training facilities toward coaches’ performance, (3) there is a direct effect of coaches’ self-competence toward their performance, (4) there is a direct effect of coaches’ motivation toward their performance, (5) there is a direct effect of emotional intelligence toward coaches’ motivation, (6) there is a direct effect of the training facilities toward coaches’ motivation, and (7) there is a direct effect of coaches’ self-competence toward their motivation. It implies that to improve the performance of the coach, it can be done by increasing emotional intelligence, training facilities, competence and motivation.