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Проучване на представите на футболни специалисти относно прилагането на интегриран и изолиран подход в тренировъчния процес по футбол
Study of the perceptions of football specialists regarding the implementation of an integrated and isolated approach in the football training process

Author(s): Danail Ivanov, Krum Lovkov
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Sports Studies
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: survey; football; coaches; integrated; isolated
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the present study is to investigate the conception of football specialists regarding the problem of using an isolated and integrated approach in the training of football players of all ages. The opinions of a total of 183 Bulgarian football coaches were included in a survey. The results show that 63.4% of the respondents share the opinion of the stronger training impact on football players when applying an integrated approach to training. 48.9% of the 227 surveyed football coaches choose the integrated approach over the isolated one because of conditions that are close to the football game and its specific situations. From the research carried out, we found that a clear distinction must be made between an integrated and an isolated approach to player training in order to maximize the impact of funds on players at all levels of football, regardless of player status.