The importance of judo trainers’ professional activities Stanislaw Sterkowicz 1ABCDEF , Jose Manuel Garcià Garcià 2B , Ferran Suay i Lerma 3B 1 Department of the Theory and Methodology of Combat Sports, Cracow Academy of Physical Education, Poland 2 University Castilla La Mancha, Spain 3 University of Valencia, Spain This paper was partly presented by first author during International Scientific Congress on Modern Olympic Sport and Sport for All in Warsaw (2002) Summary Study aim: A personnel training is an essential component in the prevention of breakdowns in the training system for the competitive sports. The results of tests carried out on trainers have led to the premise that the focus of the synthesis of the training syllabus taught in the specialist instruction for trainers at sport institution should be on the trainer’s professional activities. The aim of this study was to establish the importance of the coaches professional activities for success in judo. Material/methods: We analyzed opinion of 30 trainers participated in international judo course (Malaga, 10-14, July 2001). Their average age was 34.6 years and their experience as a judo coach was 12.2 years. They were asked for their opinions concerning factors, which are the key to success (in percentages), and in addition about 20 types of trainers’ professional activities. Results: A technical schooling mostly contributed to sports result. The next factors were psychological and tactical preparation. Planning the training process and control over competitor’s technical schooling were the most important among 20 professional activities. Conclusions: In conclusion, the information collected and processed should be updated and made accessible to future generations of judoists, thus assisting in a rational educational process for trainers in this sport. Key words: judo trainer • education • syllabus Full-text PDF: http://www.archbudo.com/get_pdf.php?IDMAN=11641.pdf Word count: 2589 Tables: 1 Figures: 2 References: 8 Received: 2007.11.16 Accepted: 2007.11.19 Published: 2007.11.23 Author’s address: José Manuel García García, University Castilla La Mancha, Spain, e-mail: JoseManuel.Garcia@uclm.es 57 Archives of Budo, 2007; Vol. 3: 57-61 Authors’ contributions: A Study design B Data collection C Statistical analysis D Data interpretation E Literature search F Manuscript preparation G Funds collection - - - - -