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A short-duration, online lecture-based cross-cultural training program does not significantly improve the self-reported cultural intelligence of football coaches immediately after completion, despite being perceived as valuable. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the immediate effectiveness of an online lecture-based cultural intelligence training program on the knowledge retention and attitude changes of football coaches.

August 27, 2026German Journal of Exercise and Sport ResearchOpen Access

Cross-cultural training and cultural intelligence of football coaches

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MBMário Neto BorgesLondon South Bank University ARAntónio RosadoUniversity of Lisbon FFFrancisco FreitasUniversity of Coimbra

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Pre-post interventional study shows no immediate gains in cultural intelligence among football coaches, indicating a need for customized, long-term training designs.

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To evaluate the immediate effectiveness of an online lecture-based cultural intelligence training program on the knowledge retention and attitude changes of football coaches.
Implemented an online lecture-based cross-cultural training intervention for football coaches.
Assessed self-reported cultural intelligence across metacognitive, motivational, behavioral, and cognitive sub-dimensions using pre- and post-intervention Likert-scale questionnaires.
Demonstrated no statistically significant differences between pre- and post-training scores in overall cultural intelligence or its individual dimensions.
Participants qualitatively evaluated the training session as valuable and relevant to their professional coaching practice despite the lack of measurable score improvements.

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Borges et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fea0d10c91c1e9262219b https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-026-01147-z

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Pre-post interventional study shows no immediate gains in cultural intelligence among football coaches, indicating a need for customized, long-term training designs.

Cross-cultural training and cultural intelligence of football coaches

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Cross-cultural training and cultural intelligence of football coaches

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