Has the Change of Coaches Enhanced the Performance of Professional Football Teams? The Comparative Study of the Teams of Iran Football Premier League and Five Major European Leagues

Behnam, Mohsen; Ahmadi, Hamidreza; Bakhshandeh, Hossein

doi:10.22059/jsm.2013.35718

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Tehran University

² Sport Science Research Center

https://doi.org/10.22059/jsm.2013.35718

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of coach change on team performance in Iran football premier league and five major European leagues. The design of study was quantitative and the research method was causal comparative. The population of the research included all 340 teams present in Iran football premier league and selected European leagues (UK premier league, Spain la liga, Italy Serie A, Germany bondesliga and French ligue 1) in seasons (2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011). The sample was 133 teams that had changed their coaches during premier league competition season. The results of independent t test showed that a change in coaches had no effect on the (long-term and short-term) performance of the teams of Iran premier league and selected European leagues (P>0.05). MANOVA results for the dependent variables showed that the effect of a change in coaches on team performance varied among different leagues (P<0.001). The results of post hoc test showed a significant difference in the effect of a change in coaches on short-term and long-term performance between Iran and most selected European teams (P<0.001) and in European leagues, a change in coaches had more effect on team performance.

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Has the Change of Coaches Enhanced the Performance of Professional Football Teams? The Comparative Study of the Teams of Iran Football Premier League and Five Major European Leagues

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Volume 5, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
December 2013
Pages 191-206

Has the Change of Coaches Enhanced the Performance of Professional Football Teams? The Comparative Study of the Teams of Iran Football Premier League and Five Major European Leagues

References

References

Volume 5, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3December 2013Pages 191-206

Volume 5, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
December 2013
Pages 191-206