Analysis of stress level and recovery of formative football coaches: Case studies.

espanolEl objetivo de este estudio era identificar y comparar los niveles de estres y recuperacion de los entrenadores de futbol de elite de los equipos juveniles en diferentes momentos de una temporada deportiva. Se realizo un estudio descriptivo con caracteristicas longitudinales. Se evaluaron 26 entrenadores (37,60±7,37 anos) con tiempo de experiencia (7,20±5,37 anos) de las categorias sub-15, sub-17 y sub-20 de los principales equipos de futbol de elite de Brasil. Los entrenadores rellenaron el cuestionario de datos demograficos y el RESTQ-Coach en tres periodos de la temporada deportiva: vacaciones, entrenamiento y competicion. Los niveles de estres fueron mas altos en los periodos de competicion, asi como en los momentos de entrenamiento, en comparacion con el periodo de vacaciones. Los niveles de recuperacion mostraron una disminucion en el periodo de competicion en comparacion con el periodo de vacaciones. Los valores de estres no fueron superiores a los valores de recuperacion de los entrenadores evaluados en diferentes momentos de la temporada deportiva. Los niveles de estres y recuperacion oscilan durante la temporada deportiva. Sin embargo, los niveles de recuperacion se han mantenido mas altos que el estres. Parece que los entrenadores de futbol de elite estan adaptados y soportan las presiones laborales a las que estan sometidos en el contexto deportivo durante una temporada. EnglishThis study aimed to monitor and compare the levels of stress and recovery in elite football coaches of youth teams at different moments of one sports season. A descriptive study with longitudinal characteristics was conducted. Twenty-six coaches (37.60±7.37 years old) with experience time (7.20±5.37 years) from the categories U-15, U-17 and U-20 of the main Brazilian elite football teams were evaluated. The coaches filled out the demographic data questionnaire and the RESTQCoach in three periods of the sports season: vacation, training and competition. The stress levels were higher in competition periods, as well as during training moments, compared to the vacation period. The recovery levels showed a decrease in the competition period compared to the vacation period. The stress values were not higher than the recovery values of the coaches evaluated at different times of the sports season. Stress and recovery levels oscillate during a sports season. However, recovery levels have remained higher than stress. It seems that the elite football coaches are adapted and support the work pressures to which they are submitted in the sports context over one season.