FOREIGN EXPERIENCE IN TRAINING ICE HOCKEY COACHES (USING THE EXAMPLE OF FINLAND)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/spectrum/2025-2-10Keywords:
coach, ice hockey, professional preparedness, competencies, academic disciplinesAbstract
In modern society, education is faced with training specialists who can effectively solve complex tasks in the learning process and in their further professional activities. Researching foreign experience training ice hockey coaches is necessary to gain insights and knowledge about advanced international practices and innovations successfully applied in other countries.Objective – research and analysis of the experience of training ice hockey coaches in Finland to implement best practices in Ukraine.Methods. Theoretical analysis and generalization of data from special scientific and methodological literature, information resources of the Internet, documentary materials, and information from official websites of organizations; synthesis; comparison; systematic approach.Results. The article highlights the results of a study of ice hockey coach training at the Finnish Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences; it presents an analysis of the features of the educational process under the program “Sports Coaching and Management.” Monitoring the use of digital platforms, mobile applications, and other innovations has demonstrated the potential of digital technologies to optimize the educational process.Conclusions. Studying foreign experience in training coaches is a crucial task in modern conditions. Monitoring the experience of training ice hockey coaches in Finland demonstrates the significant potential of digital innovations for optimizing the educational process. A thorough analysis of the training approach at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences provided valuable insight into how an international approach and cooperation with international sports organizations can improve the training process of specialists in physical education and sports.
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