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Construction of Professional Identity of a Coach. Narrative point of view.
Kubátová, Jitka ; Heider, David (advisor) ; Viktorová, Ida (referee)
Diploma thesis entitled "Construction of Professional Identity of a Coach. Narrative point of View." aimed to explore and describe the process of construction of professional identity in professional coaches. The first section of the theoretical part is devoted to the topic of identity. Identity is defined from a psychological and philosophical point of view, and psychological theories of identity development are introduced. Furthermore, professional identity is presented as a specific form of identity of an individual, which relates to their professional field, and recent research studies concerning professional identity are presented. At the end of this part, the topic of the crisis of professional identity and the concept of self - efficacy, which is related to the area of professional identity, are discussed. The second section of the theoretical part describes the contemporary image of coaching in the Czech Republic, its professional framework, and a brief history of the coaching method. Subsequently, the key competencies of a professional coach, differences from related disciplines, the context of coaching and psychology and ethics in coaching are described. The empirical part presents our own research, which was motivated by an effort to understand how the coach's professional identity is...
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Strategy and tactics in tennis singles
Procházka, Josef ; Kočíb, Tomáš (advisor) ; Carboch, Jan (referee)
Title: Strategy and tactics in tennis singles Objectives: The primary goal of this study was to inquire, at various levels of the training process, into what elite tennis players require from their coaches in order to maximize the outcomes of the training process. The secondary goal was to supply the perspective of the players with a perspective obtained from experienced tennis coaches. The coaches provided us with their views on what makes the training process effective. Methods: The research design of this study is a version of the multi-case explorative study that gathers data by means of semi-structured interviews. It is a case of qualitative research. The data obtained, in total from 18 respondents (9 players, 9 coaches), were submitted to a deductive form of thematic analysis. Two thematic tables and the related reports are the outcomes. The reports were made with the intention of formulating useful recommendations, whenever possible, and to relate the findings to the content of the theoretical part of the thesis. Results: Our data have underpinned the importance of tactics training. To maximize the effectiveness of the training process, it has been reported, it is necessary to bring the training process in terms of performance, in various aspects (tactics, psychology, physical performance...
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