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Author: Olger Estuardo Almache Tello

Universidad Nacional de Educación, UNAE

estuardo.almache@unae.edu.ec

Azogues, Ecuador

 

Proposal of a Development Program of the Methodological Department of the Sports Federation of Cañar

Abstract

             The present article proposes a program for the development of the Methodological Technical Department of the Cañar Sports Federation based on the SWOT Matrix methodology (Strengths, Opportunities, Weaknesses and Threats), whose objective was to change the structure and operation of the same, proposing a proposal of development. The investigation was carried out in the six of the seven cantons that the province of Cañar has, since these are the ones that have Cantonal Sports Leagues which are: Azogues, Biblián, Cañar, El Tambo, Suscal and La Troncal. To obtain information, surveys were applied to 60 subjects that make up the technical staff (coaches, monitors, physical trainers), sports leaders and three interviews to the directors of the technical departments of Ecuador; with an intentional sample of twenty-four workers that allowed to confirm the pertinence of the research project and its corresponding methodological proposal.

 

             Among the main findings of this research is that the organizational structure of the Methodological Technical Department of the Sports Federation of Cañar does not have sections of methodological direction which does not allow it to meet the real needs of the province in the sports field.

 

             Keywords: technical; methodology; research.

 

 

 

Propuesta de un Programa de Desarrollo del Departamento Metodológico Federación Deportiva del Cañar

 

Resumen

El presente artículo, propone un programa para el desarrollo del Departamento Técnico Metodológico de Federación Deportiva del Cañar basado en la metodología Matriz FODA (Fortalezas, Oportunidades, Debilidades y Amenazas), cuyo objetivo fue en cambiar las estructuras y funcionamiento del mismo planteando una propuesta de desarrollo. La investigación se realizó en los seis de los siete cantones que tiene la provincia del Cañar por ser éstos los que disponen de Ligas Deportivas Cantonales los cuales son: Azogues, Biblián, Cañar, El Tambo, Suscal y La Troncal. Para obtener información se aplicaron encuestas a 60 sujetos que conforman el cuerpo técnico (entrenadores, monitores, preparadores físicos), dirigentes deportivos y tres entrevistas a los directores de los departamentos técnicos del Ecuador; con una muestra intencionada de veinte y cuatro trabajadores mismos que permitieron confirmar la pertinencia del proyecto de investigación y su correspondiente propuesta metodológica.

 

Entre los principales hallazgos de esta investigación esta: que la estructura orgánica del Departamento Técnico Metodológico de la Federación Deportiva del Cañar no posee secciones de dirección metodológica lo que no le permite atender las necesidades reales de la provincia en el ámbito deportivo.

 

Palabras clave: técnico; metodología; investigación.

 

 

 

1. Introduction

The level of development of Sport in the global context, is the result of the union of several aspects, the same ones that organized and based on scientific, technical and psychopedagogical bases comprise the most important progress factor.

 

Modern sport is not conceived away from the management and study of its new conceptions related to the planning and structuring of training, this together with the sciences applied to sport are driving forces of the great results of the athletes of this era (Vasconcelos, 2000, p.26).

 

One of the sciences applied to sport of major importance, is precisely the Scientific Direction of Sport, whose concepts are applied as a tool that facilitates the process of direction, management, organization, planning and sports evaluation in the world (Montero, 2006, p.57). In the Ecuadorian context, sports activity does not reflect the effects of its application in the social field, even worse, in the competitive one, the results show the poor sport development, which leads to establish that the social phenomenon of sport is stagnant, that is why the need to undertake research projects that help formulate proposals, solutions and establish transformation strategies (Forteza and Ranzolas, 1998, p.63).

 

The foregoing in this introduction is based on the field research and the experiences lived during its implementation, and reflected in the statistical tables and the respective graphs, taking into account the 24 provinces existing at the time of the investigation, choosing the 32% of provinces of the country as sample. The objective set out in this research was to propose a general development program in the Methodological Technical Department, applying the structural and content strategies according to the sports coaches and technicians of the Cañar Sports Federation.

 

The nature of the research considers the Methodological Technical Department of the Sports Federation of Cañar, as a priority research element, due to the fact that it is the organizational and administrative source of sports management that takes place in its context, so that in the province of the Cañar there is no program for the development of the Methodological Technical Department that allows the successful promotion of the sport in accordance with the geographical and economic characteristics, which justifies our research that is aimed at having a specific program for the control of sports training.

 

2. The Technical-Methodological Directorate

             The Methodological Technical Direction in Ecuador has had many difficulties that at some point have become the brake of the development of the sport of our country, due to the lack of an organized structure that supports this work in a technical and scientific way, this social phenomenon it is also reflected in some sports, especially those of professional level, in the case of amateur sports, the fundamental tendency of the coaches is to import the training systems and methods of sports developed countries, towards the athletes in the search for medals, forgetting about the multilateral training of the athlete (Vinueza, 2004a, p.17).

 

A review of the problematic situation in the context of this document would establish that one of the fundamental factors for the absence of sporting achievements in Ecuador, is focused on the lack of teaching programs that guide the professional of Physical Culture and Sport. to the achievement of objectives (Vinueza, 2004b, p.23). The lack of a sport management policy, and the lack of specialized professionals, makes sport management not the most appropriate, in the Provincial Technical-Methodological Directorates; what has prevented to create a solid and systematic structure that respects the chronological, psychological development of the child within the Physical Education and Sport.

 

In conclusion, sport should function as a system, where all of us who work in it, contribute to its development in an organized and planned way, because we must understand that the fundamental part of sport is the athlete and who is the coach is, Without these two pillars that underpin sports institutions, the other components would not exist.

 

Investigating the incidence of Physical Culture in our country; it can be revealed that it is a very critical point, which should be analyzed with great importance. The most marked deficiencies within this and is based on the lack of professionals with experience in the field of Physical Education in educational establishments (schools), Physical Culture classes are based only on the game of Football, but almost without any type of teaching of elementary techniques which turns the class into an empirical process, not profitable in the development of skills.

 

Considering that the Technical-Methodological work is a very important factor to direct the management of sport in Ecuador, it is worth making a historical review: In the year 1985 in the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee created the first document related to this activity known as Plan for the Development of Physical Culture in Ecuador, led by the Director of the Methodological Technical Department of the COE at that time; In 1994, the National Sports Federation of Ecuador, "FEDENADOR", began to promote the Methodological Technique work through its National Technical Department and created an emerging plan specifically related to the training of people who could then fulfill this task in the Federations. Provincial Sports, at present, has been able to take a very important step, because the Provincial Sports Federations and the Superior Organisms already have a Technical Department; What has not been possible is to eradicate empiricism, improvisation and the disorganization of sports due to the lack of leadership in the country (Vinueza, 2004c, p.38).

 

          Thus, the Methodological Technical Department, becomes the most important technical structure within the direction of competitive sport and responds directly to the pedagogical processes of sports education, its main tasks are: Plan, organize, guide, control and evaluate the technical-methodological work of the sports and establish the scientific-methodological criteria to carry out the selection process, guarantee the scientific-methodological training of the coaches, dose the number of weekly sessions, number of hours, as well as the components of the training load (Vinueza, 2004d, p.51).

 

          Based on the reasoning given in the previous paragraph, the Technical-Methodological Work is the main instrument to reach the objectives established in sports education. Disrespecting the main tasks before exposed. The Methodological Technical Department in our country, in addition to its responsibility established in the organic also fulfill other functions that have to do with legislative and managerial administrative activities that impede the normal development and fulfillment of the specific functions of this Department. In the scans where the technical methodological work incide:               

1. Technical Work: It is oriented towards Sports Planning, so as to promote the expected competitive results.

 

2. Methodological Work: It is based on the quality of the process and the search to promote the Pedagogical Mastery of the coaches.

 

3. Methodology

The present investigation was carried out in the Cañar Sports Federation, which is located in the capital Azogues canton of the province of Cañar, which has a population of 206,981 inhabitants. Politically it has seven cantons: Azogues (provincial capital), La Troncal, Suscal, Cañar, El Tambo, Biblián and Déleg, which constituted the research universe. In order to achieve this ambitious goal for the expansion of the universe, a "Proposal for a Development Program for the Methodological Technical Department of the Sports Federation of Cañar" was made, which consists of; a SWOT of the institution, a new proposal of the functional organic structure of the Methodological Technical Department, a format or guide to analyze and approve the documents that the technical body uses, structuring the visits established in the planning (Technical Visits, Methodological Visits, Visit to the Cantons, Visits to Competition), meeting with the technical body according to their needs, training of the multidisciplinary body, a program of evaluation to the technical body, training plan and mass in the province.

 

This investigation is a field study, since it was developed in the selected Cantonal Sports League facilities, in this way the information of the involved ones was obtained; that is, coaches and monitors.

 

The population that served as the basis for this research was sixty (60) coaches, monitors, physical trainers and three (3) interviews to the directors of the technical departments of Ecuador; with an intentional sample of twenty-four workers that allowed confirming the pertinence of the research project and its corresponding methodological proposal.

 

For the analysis of the information collected, it was done using descriptive statistics. The results obtained from this research were interpreted according to a contrast table sketched according to the existing variables.

 

4. Analysis of the Results of the Application of the Program

As a result of the SWOT applied, it was possible to obtain the data that served as the basis for a new structure of the Methodological Technical Department (D.T.M.); said proposal described below intends to maintain the management lines subject to this Department with the creation of methodological sections according to the real need of the province.

 

Diagram No. 1. Proposal of a Structure of the Methodological Technical Department of FEDECAÑAR (Federación Deportiva del Cañar).

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Source: The Author (2013).

 

             With respect to the analysis and approval of the training plans and programs that constitute one of the most effective instruments to know, analyze and evaluate the work proposal of the coach, a discussion protocol was developed with the purpose that the proposals are evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively The aspects that will be controlled in the Training Plans to improve the sports results will be: analysis of the previous plan, presentation of the written and graphic plan, structure of the graphic plan, general and specific objectives of the macro-cycle, periods, stages, pedagogical tests, preparatory and fundamental skills, medical and psychological plan, forecasts and needs; The methodology to be used will be; cite the entire technical group for the discussion of their plan in front of the members of the Methodological Technical Department, in order to perform a comprehensive work that will have a time of 15 minutes for its presentation by the coaching staff and 10 minutes for answer concerns of the multidisciplinary body. It will be qualified according to the scale established for these purposes: Very Good (100 to 91), Good; (90 to 71), Regular (70 to 61) and Mala (60 or less).

 

After reviewing the technical, methodological, visits to Cantonal Sports Leagues and competences that are very important aspects to take into consideration at the time of the sports planning, because it derives the control, monitoring and evaluation of the Methodological Technical Department towards the subordinate classes. , we can suggest that: Technical visits include the review, evaluation and observation of the training class based on the plan prepared for the coaching staff, during these visits, the presentation of the training session, control of the assistance, must be planned, information on the objectives of the class, direction of the warm-up, explanation of the physical exercises, planning of breaks or rest, correction of errors, recovery exercises and final evaluation (Matveev, 1983, p.96).

 

Table No. 1. Results of the technical visits to the sports disciplines of FEDECAÑAR (Federación Deportiva del Cañar).

Source: The Author (2013).

 

             If we look at table 1, 54 technical visits were made, which were distributed in 14 of the 15 sports disciplines, from which the following was obtained: 2 disciplines have the rating of Excellent, 2 with a Very Good rating, 7 with a Good rating, 3 with Regular rating, 1 sport that was not considered for visits as indicated in the table.

 

It can be seen that in most sports disciplines he knows very little about the help provided by the Sports Training Planning in the physical and technical development of the athlete, showing that the coaching staff is not considering the strategies and even worse the physical methodological techniques -deportives applicable at present, which taking into consideration will help the development and improvement of the athletic performance of their managers. In addition, I must indicate that it is imperative that the members of the coaching staff must always be ready for technical innovations, with the main objective of offering better conditions to athletes who practice this or that sport.

 

Graph No. 1. Results of the Technical Visits made to the Sports Disciplines of FEDECAÑAR (Federación Deportiva del Cañar).

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Source: The Author (2013).

 

The methodological visits should contemplate: 1. The check of the documentation of the training plan that is directed to the athletes who have a training process or teaching program that directs the preparation of the initiation athletes; 2. The provision of provisions that must be addressed to the technicians. The presentation of the written plan, graph, training units, analysis of the mesocycle, microcycle, Pedagogical Test control, analysis of results, attendance record, competitive calendar and its forecast must be evaluated.

 

Table No. 2. Results of the methodological visits made to the sports disciplines of FEDECAÑAR (Federación Deportiva del Cañar).

Source: The Author (2013).

 

54 technical visits were considered, distributed in 14 of the 15 sports disciplines of which it was obtained: 2 has the rating of Excellent, 2 of rating Very Good, 7 with a Good rating, 3 with a Regular rating, 1 sport that was not considered for visits as indicated in the table.

 

Regarding the item raised, it was determined that the technical body surveyed does not know about the benefits of having documents such as the written plan, graphic, training units, mesocycle analysis, microcycle, Pedagogical Test control, results analysis, attendance record, competitive calendar and its prognosis, as a means of help in the teaching-learning process of its directors.

 

Graph No. 2. Results of the Methodological Visits made to the Sports Disciplines of Fedecañar (Federación Deportiva del Cañar).

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Source: The Author (2013).

 

In the visits to Cantonal Sports Leagues, the annual and quarterly plan of activities, inventory of the sports facilities, characteristic of the technical force, and the training plan will be controlled. The visits to competitions, in this type of visits will be controlled if there is a reception committee, the technical congress, sports scenario, implementation, organization, calendar of competitions, security, Judging, etc.

 

Regarding the meetings with the technical staff, they will meet well-founded objectives of the review of the problems that come from the methodological technical work, which will allow a first-hand solution to the problems before they affect the preparation of the athletes.

 

In the case of our province, the problem of conformation has been immense due to the lack of knowledge of the work leadership that the multidisciplinary team (Physician, Psychologist, Physiotherapist, Social Worker) must fulfill in the training process. sports, to perform an adequate job and according to the objectives established by the institution. This team of professionals will help to improve the process of sports training, keeping the athlete at an adequate level of work, biopsychosocial and ecological and will have a direct relationship with the Methodological Technical Department.

 

In the aspect of the evaluation to the technical force must be established by a regulation in accordance with the Law of Physical Education Sports and Recreation that governs in our country and the current statute of the Sports Federation of Cañar, so it raises the following objectives:

1.    To get the coach to perform a better job, taking into account the parameters established in the scoring scale, which will ensure their job stability.

 

2.    Maintain an appropriate control of the work of all members of the technical force of the Provincial Sports Federation of Cañar in accordance with the objectives proposed for the year, among the aspects to control is: compliance with the training plan, competitive results, contribution of athletes to national teams, professional improvement and the level of coordination with the multidisciplinary body.

 

Regarding the results obtained in the aforementioned aspects, the implementation of a provincial training and massification plan is considered very important, a document that must be structured in accordance with the reality of the Cañar Provincial Sports Federation; and, for this, several strategies were proposed, among which there is a survey of all the sports personnel, consulting general and specific topics, with the purpose that the technicians and monitors determine the topics of interest linked to its field of action.

 

5. Recommendation

             For all the conclusions presented above, it is recommended that the proposed proposal be executed within the Methodological Technical Department of the Sports Federation of Cañar; exposed to provincial federations and universities that have a degree in Physical Culture, in order to be considered within the curriculum. 

 

6. Conclusions

After the research work carried out and the results obtained through the F.O.D.A. We come to the following conclusions, which support the proposal presented:

1.    The organizational structure of the Methodological Technical Department of the Sports Federation of Cañar does not have sections of methodological direction which does not allow it to meet the real needs of the province.

 

2.    The approval of the training plans made to the technical staff is done superficially and without analyzing the previous plans. In addition, the multidisciplinary body is not present, producing low sports performance.

 

3.    The visits made to the different estates do not have clear guidelines for their execution.

 

4.    There are no regular meetings with the technicians, which prevents attending the present needs in the training process.

 

5.    The sports leadership is unaware of the importance of having a multidisciplinary body in the athletic training of athletes, in order to improve athletic performance and to form integral human beings.

 

6.    There is no established plan to mass the sport, nor to train the coaching staff, according to the needs of the type of sport and the characteristics of the athletes.

 

7. References

Forteza, A., & Ranzola, A. (1988). Bases Metodológicas del Entrenamiento Deportivo. La Habana, Cuba: Editorial Científico-técnica, págs. 84.

 

Matveev, L. (1983). Fundamentos del entrenamiento deportivo. Moscú, Rusia: Editorial Raduga.

 

Montero, R. (2006). Apuntes sobre los procesos y condicionantes. España: Paidotribo.

 

Vinueza, E, (2004a,b,c,d). Estructuración y Organización de los Departamentos Técnicos Metodológicos Nacionales y Provinciales. Tena, Ecuador: Federación Deportiva Provincial De Napo. Inédito.

 

Vasconcelos, A. (2000). Planificación y Organización de Entrenamiento Deportivo. Barcelona, España: Editorial Paidotribo.

 

 

Olger Estuardo Almache Tello

e-mail: estuardo.almache@unae.edu.ec

 

Born in Azogues, Ecuador. Master's Degree in Physical Culture from the Universidad de Guayaquil. Professor of sports at the Universidad Nacional de Educación. Professor of Physical Culture at the Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Azogues. Director of the Methodological Technical Department of the Federación Deportiva del Cañar from 2001 to 2014. Professor of Physical Culture of the Escuela Gabriela Mistral from 1998 to 2011. Teaching of Physical Education of the Esperanza Educational Center from 1997 to 2001

 

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.29394/Scientific.issn.2542-2987.2018.3.9.8.157-173