COMPETENCE OF SUCCESSFUL ATHLETES IN OLYMPIC GAMES
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the competence of successful athletes in Olympic Games. It was designed in a qualitative research method. The semi- structured interview was used as the research instrument, the content validity of which was found at 0.93, and the reliability of which was found at 0.80. The research instrument was also improved before data collection. The in-depth interview was conducted with eight key informants by purposive selection. The data analysis was based on competence concept of McClelland, and theoretical research framework, and conducted by a focus group method with a panel of seven experts for reviewing appropriateness, feasibility and expected benefits.
The findings revealed that the competence of successful athletes in Olympic Games, which was considered very important for heightening the athlete’s potential and ability to achieve the international level consisted of five components, Motivation, Qualification, Opinion about Oneself, Knowledge and Skill.
The research results would be beneficial to all stakeholders in sports such as sports associations of Thailand, sports clubs, team managers, coaches, athletes and sports scientists as the guidelines for recruitment and selection of new athletes, and development of athletes’ potential in order to meet the competence of successful athletes in Olympic Games.
The research suggestions showed that specification of behaviors complying with the aforementioned five components of competence should be indicated so as to construct the criteria of indicators for athlete’s competence assessment, Moreover, the factors affecting successful athletes in Olympic Games should be investigated to make a plan for developing athletes to meet each component of competence.
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