New insights from Norwegian and Swedish sports coaches' employment, practices, and beliefs during the first COVID-19 restriction period

Autor: Anna Cecilia Severin, Knut Skovereng, Glenn Björklund, Liv Hemmestad, Øyvind Sandbakk, Silvana Bucher Sandbakk
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, Vol 5 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2624-9367
DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2023.1277228
Popis: IntroductionThis study (i) examined Norwegian and Swedish sports coaches' employment, practices, and beliefs during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, (ii) compared these aspects between coaches in Norway and Sweden, two countries with clearly different movement restrictions strategies in this period.MethodsAn online survey was distributed to coaches via email and social media. The survey was open between June and August 2020. In total, 348 coaches responded, 141 from Norway, and 207 from Sweden.ResultsAmong responders, 2% had lost their job due to the pandemic, 17% had been furloughed, 28% worked from home office, and 39% worked as usual. Norwegian coaches were more likely to work from home (48% vs. 15%, p
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