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A. Amapola Arimany Ruiz
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DOI:10.17265/2332-7839/2022.01.001
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Postgraduate Department, Faculty of Human Science, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
ABSTRACT
The “Hoodlinks Olympic Education model”, consists in the application of the ethic and moral values promoted by the Olympic Movement through physical education in children and adolescents living in marginal communities through structured sports. It is done via extracurricular physical education and qualified coaches, rendering social, health, cultural and educational changes to provide a better quality of life. The model has been applied successfully in Guatemala since 2012. The intention of this investigation is to find out if by the perspective of the Hoodlinks coach, it is possible to reach the changes if lifestyle of these youngsters. Semi-structured interviews to coaches who had been implementing the model during 24 months were analyzed with qualitative software. The results show that the changes seen and registered by the coaches indicate advancement of the social cohesion that the model seeks. The coach’s leadership and pedagogic input are important to reach the Hoodlinks model goals and the application of the model is in the right path under the coach perspective.
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Sports coach, youth, values, risk areas.
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