地域スポーツ指導者が直面する困難―特別な配慮が必要な子どもへの指導を通して―

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Lifelong sports activities are expected to promote the physical and mental health of special needs children and result in many other positive effects, such as social development and making friends. Many children with special needs participate in community sports; however, their coaches are unlikely to be experts on special needs children, or knowledgeable about them. A qualitative survey was conducted to clarify the content of coaching and difficulties faced by coaches involved in community sports for special needs children. Sports coaches (N = 13, 9 men, and 4 women) who have educated children with special needs were interviewed. An M-GTA analysis extracted 6 categories and 25 concepts: "Problems faced," "ingenuity of relationships," "difficulty in relationships with other children, " "proactive relationships with other children," "relationship with parents," and "self-change." Results indicated that the coaches were confused about their understanding of the background of children with special needs, although they were trying to improve their skills. These results indicated the need for a training system for coaching and parenting special needs children. We have presented recommendations for future sports environments.