COMPARISON OF KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF SWIMMING COACHES ABOUT DOPING AND ERGOGENIC AIDS

Most athletes consider their coaches as the most important source of information on nutrition and doping. The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge of swimming coaches about doping and ergogenic aids. Method: This study consisted of 148 randomly selected swimming coaches educated in the development Seminar of Swimming Coaches of Rize Ministry of Youth and Sports between April 23-27, 2019. The survey prepared by taking expert opinion. It totally consists of 19 items, 9 of which aim to determine demographic information and 10 of them to determine doping knowledge level. Frequency (f), percentage (%), chi-square test, independent sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) used for data analysis. Results and discussion: According to the results of the study, when the participants' coaching experience and degree of coaching certificate were compared with the other variables, a statistically significant difference was found (p <0.05) but there was no significant difference between the other variables (p> 0.05). According to the results of the study, it is unclear to what extent the participants who have more coaching experience transfer information to their athletes despite the high level of knowledge about doping and ergogenic aids. In addition, it is thought that the education given in doping and ergogenic aid in universities is insufficient. Article visualizations