Research on Training Mode and Coaching Behaviors of Youth Soccer Coaches

The aim of this study was to investigate the coaching behaviors of youth soccer coaches in different training mode and gain insight into the coaches' cognitive degree of the essential characteristics of training. Training mode and coaching behaviors of youth soccer coaches are analyzed by using a modified version of the Coach Analysis Scale. The level of autognosis of training activities and coaching behaviors and training philosophy are analyzed based on the semi-structured interview of the coaches and combine training practice investigation analysis. The results showed that 1) the coaches using more “training form” activities than “playing form”, “playing form” should be added to youth soccer training. Training activities can have significant main effect on training instruction, technical and tactical feedback, questioning and silence; 2) Instructions and technical and tactical feedback of results and reinforcement should be reduced in training, punish and scold should be reduced in training, divergent questioning and praise should be added, There are differences in coaching behaviors in different training activities. Training instruction and silence can have significant main effect on practice activities. The interaction between different training activities and different coaching behaviors is not significant; 3) Youth soccer coaches have low levels of autognosis in coaching behaviors; 4) The results of the training investigation and the interview results of the coaches were significantly different. The practical operation of coaches in training runs counter to the training philosophy of their interview language.