Análisis de las conductas de liderazgo en jugadores profesionales de balonmano. Analysis of leadership behaviours in professional handball players

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyse the differences between the self perceptions of preferred and perceived leadership behaviours in high performance handball players at two different moments of the season and, at the same time, analyse the existing modifications in the two behaviours during a competitive period. The sample was composed of 71 professional players who answered the Leadership Scale for Sport questionnaires (LSS1 and LSS2). The results showed significant differences between the preferred and perceived behaviour in all the studied behaviours in the two different moments of the season except for the democratic one (preseason), as well as significant differences between the preferred behaviour (pre-post) and the perceived behaviour (pre-post) in all the studied behaviours. We conclude that the self-perception that the players have of their coach differs between what they prefer and what they perceive depending on the moment of the season.

Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron analizar las diferencias entre las autopercepciones de las conductas de liderazgo preferido y percibido en jugadores de balonmano de élite en dos momentos diferenciados de la temporada. Paralelamente analizar las modificaciones existentes en las conductas en el transcurso de un periodo competitivo. La muestra estuvo compuesta por un total de 71 jugadores profesionales a los cuales se les administraron los cuestionarios Leadership Scale for Sport (LSS1 y LSS2). Los resultados mostraron diferencias significativas entre la conducta preferida y percibida en todas las conductas estudiadas a excepción de la democrática en los dos momentos observados de la temporada y por otro lado se observaron diferencias significativas entre la conducta preferida (pre-post) y la percibida (pre-post) en todas las conductas estudiadas. Concluimos que las autopercepciones de los jugadores sobre su entrenador difieren entre lo que prefieren y lo que perciben a lo largo de la temporada.