The Views Of Physical Education And Sports Teachers On Talent Selection Criteria in Football

The aim of this study is to determine the views of physical education and sports teachers working in Ortahisar district of Trabzon province about talent selection criteria in football. Descriptive method, one of the quantitative research techniques, was used in the study. The study group of the research consists of 47 physical education and sports teachers, 42 of whom are male and 5 of whom are female, working in primary schools in Ortahisar district of Trabzon province. In the study, a Likert-type questionnaire titled "Determination of Talent Selection Criteria in Football" developed by Müniroğlu and Gürkan (2001) was used as a data collection tool. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to determine whether the data obtained from the research had the qualifications required by parametric tests (Skewness and Kurtosis). Frequency, percentage and arithmetic averages of the data obtained were analyzed. SPSS 22 program was used to evaluate the research data. According to the research findings, a statistical difference was found between physical, biomotor and environmental variables in the criteria of physical education and sport teachers' determination of talent selection in football. It was seen that physical education and sports teachers who formed the research group took biomotor variables into consideration more than the other variables of the research (physical, psychological and environmental). In the category of physical variables, it was seen that they considered the weight variable more than the height variable. When the environmental factor variable was examined, it was seen that physical education and sports teachers took into account the criteria in this category less than the other (physical, biomotor and psychological) variables. As a result, although there are studies on talent selection in football, it has been observed that there are very limited studies in the field of talent selection in which the opinions of physical education teachers about talent selection criteria in football are examined. In this respect, it is thought that the results obtained from the study will contribute to the literature in terms of determining the opinions of physical education and sports teachers about talent selection criteria in football.