Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kultury №8 2017, pp.72-74

PhD, Associate Professor G.M. Ldokova¹
PhD, master of sports of Russia of international class K.R. Volkova¹
Dr.Hab., Professor A.I. P'yanzyn^2
1Elabuga Institute of Kazan Federal University, Elabuga
²Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University, Cheboksary

Successful cooperation of the training process subjects mostly in the coach-athlete interaction format is commonly acknowledged as pivotal for success of every athlete’s career including a powerlifter’s one. The article considers the role of the coach’s contribution to the athletic progress in the powerlifting sport. For the purposes of the study, we performed a questioning survey of 60 Russian athletes. The questioning form offered questions to rate 13 coach’s actions starting from “The coach makes you to...”. A special emphasis in the analysis was made on the following top five coach’s actions highlighted by the respondents: (1) efficient support in competitions, rated by 9.57 points on average; (2) individualised approach to the athletes, rated by 9.09 points; (3) the coach applies his own athletic training system, rated by 9.05 points; (4) the coach is always present at competitions, rated by 8.77 points; and (5) the coach fairly rates the successes and failures of the athletes, rated by 8.64 points. The coach-athlete interaction profiling study showed that the practical coach’s activity generally meets the athlete’s expectations. Success of the coaching services to powerlifters was found to largely depend on how knowledgeable and skilful is the coach; how he builds up interpersonal relations with athletes; and how good is he in sharing his knowledge with the latter.

Keywords: powerlifter, powerlifting, coach, athlete, "coach-athlete" relationship, sports activity.

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