PhD E.A. Savenkova¹
Researcher M.S. Mochalova¹
PhD O.O. Chaikovskaya¹
PhD, Associate Professor N.B. Lukmanova^2
1Federal Scientific Center for Physical Culture and Sports (VNIIFK), Moscow
²Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Physical Culture, Saint Petersburg

Corresponding author: kubeev@vniifk.ru

Abstract

Objective of the study was to analyze, on a systemic basis, the national sports reserve training system and make a coaching resource flow analysis based on [Statistical Reporting] Form No. 5-FC (FSN 5-FC) that gives averaged year-to-year national sports reserve training coaching resource flow data for the period since the National Sports Classifier effectuation in 2014.

Methods and structure of the study. We analyzed the national sports reserve training statistics for the project sports (under TOR- terms of reference) including cycling, swimming, rowing, kayaking and canoeing (paddling), triathlon, archery and biathlon. We made a comparative analysis of the year-to-year FSN 5-FC data and the relevant averages for 2014-2016, 2017-2019 and separately for 2020.

Results and conclusion. One of the key prerequisites for the coaching resource flow management efficiency, particularly in the national sports reserve training system, is the federal statistical monitoring and reporting as required by the Statistical Reporting Form No. 5-FK. The coaching resource flow reports should provide a sound basis for the national sports reserve training system operations and decision making with timely updates to the relevant national coaching resource flow management programs and concepts in the physical education and sport sector. The presently growing digital transformation trends in the physical education and sports sector should facilitate the coaching resource flow control mechanisms with contributions from the cutting-edge digital platforms to reverse the latest regress in the national sports reserve training system.

Keywords: kind of sport, sports reserve, national sports reserve training system, Federal Statistics Report, coach, National Sports Classifier.

Background. Corporate and individual entities in the national physical education and sports system are governed by the relevant legal and regulatory framework that helps synergize their efforts for the physical education and sport sector progress goals; with this progress monitored, tested and analyzed on a systemic basis as required by the national physical education and sports sector development policies [2, 4]. The national policies in the national sports reserve training domain are designed based on [Statistical Reporting] Form No. 5-FC (FSN 5-FC) with the relevant regulatory provisions including those in the National Sports Classifier, Federal Sports Training Standards for different sports, calendars of the sports competitions at every physical education and sports level and other regulations [3].

Objective of the study was to analyze, on a systemic basis, the national sports reserve training system and make a coaching resource flow analysis based on [Statistical Reporting] Form No. 5-FC (FSN 5-FC) that gives averaged year-to-year national sports reserve training coaching resource flow data for the period since the National Sports Classifier effectuation in 2014.

Methods and structure of the study. We analyzed the national sports reserve training statistics for the project sports (under TOR- terms of reference) including cycling, swimming, rowing, kayaking and canoeing (paddling), triathlon, archery and biathlon. We made a comparative analysis of the year-to-year FSN 5-FC data and the relevant averages for 2014-2016, 2017-2019 and separately for 2020.

Results and discussion. We found the following most informative data sets (in a descending order): coaching staff headcounts; qualified (Class III plus) athletes’ headcounts; and numbers of sports departments in the sector [5]. We have grounds to believe that the Statistical Reporting Form No. 5-FC (FSN 5-FC) gives the most accurate data and, hence, fairly reliable for the national sports reserve training situation analyses. The study reports and analyzes the NSR coaching staff numbers and flows on a yearly basis for the period, mostly mined in the Total Number of Coaches entry of the above reporting form. The coaching staff flow statistics for the period (since 2014) show a few progress vectors: see Figure 1 hereunder.

Figure 1. Year-to-year coaching staff flow statistics as provided by the Statistical Reporting Form No. 5-FC (FSN 5-FC) since 2014

The coaching resource was tested to grow at different paces only in two sports disciplines. Thus in swimming coaching resource was reported to grow year-to-year by 80 people on average in 2014 through 2019, i.e. by 2.3% versus 2014. In 2020, the coaching resource total was reported to drop by 906 (22.8%) versus 2019. In absolute figures, the 2020 coaching resource was 458 coaches lower versus the 2014 coaching resource (3072 versus 3530, respectively).

Prior to 2019, the NRT system reported virtually a linear coaching resource growth for archery – plus 4.5 coaches per year (1.1%) on average. The year of 2020, however, marked a coaching resource drop by 96 to 2019, i.e. 22.3% drop per year and 23.4% drop for the whole period. This means that the 2020 coaching resource was 67 people (16.7%) lower than the 2014 coaching resource.

The 2014-2019 may be ranked as the relatively stable period for five of the seven sports (save for swimming and cycling) with the coaching resource variation range reported at 2.4% to 3.3%. In case of rowing, the year-to-year coaching resource was still on the fall, with no one year reporting growth since 2014. The situation was aggravated in 2017, when the kayaking and canoeing sports reported a coaching resource sagging trend.

Of special concern is the coaching resource flow situation in cycling. The sport has reported the coaching resource sagging since 2014 followed by a drastic drop in 2020. In absolute terms, the 2019 coaching resource was 164 people (17.9%) lower than the 2014 coaching resource, with the gap expanded to minus-251 (27.4%) for the whole reporting period. The coaching resource flow data reported by FSN 5-FC Form makes it possible to analyze the coaching resource flow averages for the equal times within the reporting periods: see Table 1 hereunder.

Table 1. Consolidated averaged coaching resource flow data since 2014 by the sports disciplines

Note: *Kayaking and canoeing

The 2017-2019 to 2014-2016 coaching resource average variations were positive only for three out of seven sports, namely swimming (+238 or 6.6% growth); archery (+11, or 2.7% growth); and triathlon (+1, 0.8% growth). The other four sports reported falls in the coaching resource averages. This smooth regress was followed by dramatic falls of 14-20% in 2020 in every of the seven disciplines save for triathlon.

It should be mentioned in this context that the Coaching Resource Training Concept of the Russian Federation for the period till 2025 requires the "human resource development, particularly the coaching resource for the national sports reserve training system as its key element” [4]. Our comprehensive study of the FSN-reported coaching resource flow statistics in the national sports reserve training system has found concerning negative trends in a few progress criteria, particularly as of the late 2020. These regresses are apparently due to the national sports reserve training system instability under unexpected external pressures including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.

Conclusion. One of the key prerequisites for the coaching resource flow management efficiency, particularly in the national sports reserve training system, is the federal statistical monitoring and reporting as required by the Statistical Reporting Form No. 5-FK. The coaching resource flow reports should provide a sound basis for the national sports reserve training system operations and decision making with timely updates to the relevant national coaching resource flow management programs and concepts in the physical education and sport sector. The presently growing digital transformation trends in the physical education and sports sector should facilitate the coaching resource flow control mechanisms with contributions from the cutting-edge digital platforms to reverse the latest regress in the national sports reserve training system [1].

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