THE BEHAVIOR CHANGE WHEEL AS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING COACHES’ WORK BASED ON INCLUSIVITY PRINCIPLES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/spectrum/2024-3-11Keywords:
inclusion, sports, Behavior Change Wheel, coach, athletes with special educational needsAbstract
The lack of readiness among Ukrainian coaches to work with athletes with special educational needs (SEN), as identified in previous studies, highlights significant barriers related to insufficient professional training and limited access to resources and support. This situation may adversely affect the quality of the training process and the performance outcomes of athletes with SEN, necessitating appropriate interventions. The “Behavior Change Wheel”, utilizing the COM-B model, offers a systematic approach to transforming coaches’ knowledge, skills, and beliefs into positive behaviors. Objective: to identify ways to influence the capability, opportunity, and motivation of coaches to train athletes with special educational needs (SEN) using the “Behavior Change Wheel”. Materials and Methods: analysis, synthesis, generalization, induction and deduction, methods of logical and systemic analysis; the “Behavior Change Wheel” based on the COM-B model, incorporating prior survey results. Results: It was determined that potentially effective measures to enhance capabilities should focus on education, training, coaching, and facilitation. Measures aimed at improving opportunities include restructuring the environment, modeling, enabling, and restricting. One of the promising approaches to improving coaches’ work based on inclusivity within the “Opportunity” domain is the development and provision of modern methodological resources. These resources should incorporate advanced practices in sports aimed at supporting athletes with special educational needs (SEN) in achieving their athletic goals. They should also include recommendations and guidelines for implementing inclusivity in the training process, along with specialized training for coaches on working with athletes with SEN. Interventions to increase coaches’ motivation to train athletes with SEN include coercion, incentivization, and persuasion. Conclusions: the research results may serve as a foundation for developing long-term strategies to promote inclusivity in sports.
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