COACHES’ BELIEFS AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT ADVANCED HOCKEY ANALYTICS Jean Lemoyne, PhD Département des sciences de l’activité physique Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Introduction: In ice hockey, a new trend in performance analytics has taken place over the last five years. However, very little data is available about the coaches’ knowledge, beliefs about the usefulness of advanced statistics in competitive hockey. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate about coaches’ beliefs and perceptions about the utilization of advanced hockey analytics at the developmental and competitive levels. More specifically, we want to verify which factors influence coaches about using this new analytic approach. Methods: A validated, on-line questionnaire was distributed to 50 elite hockey coaches involved in different levels of competitive hockey (junior, midget elite, college, university, and professional). Coaches’ knowledge, attitudes, social norms, perceived facilitators, perceived barriers and intentions about new hockey analytics were measured. Descriptive statistics and group comparisons (coaching experience, leagues, and competition level) will be performed to verify the presence of differences related with multiple factors. Results/Discussion: Results from this study will be presented in a perspective related with further practical implications. A better understanding about coaches’ knowledge, beliefs and intentions about advanced hockey analytics should contribute to identify key factors to integrate in further coaching education sessions. Also, more empirical data is necessary to validate and study relationships between advanced analytics and performance at different levels of competition. CONTACT INFORMATION : Jean Lemoyne, PhD Professor Département des sciences de l’activité physique [Human Kinetics] Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (819)-376-5011 #3794
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