Cognitive Flexibility of Football Coaches from the Standpoint of Iraqi Premier League Players

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to building a measure of cognitive flexibility for football coaches from the standpoint Iraqi Premier League players, and identifying the cognitive flexibility of football coaches from the standpoint of Iraqi Premier League players. The researchers used the descriptive approach using the survey method and the correlational relationships that are appropriate to the nature of the research objectives, as it is the most appropriate approach to the nature of the current research problem. The research community was determined by the players of the Iraqi Premier League, which numbered (598) players distributed over (20) clubs the research sample was chosen randomly, and the research sample was distributed as follows: The sample of the exploratory experiment included (30) players, with a percentage of (5.01%) of the research community; They were selected in a simple random way by lottery method, and it included (150) players, with a percentage of (25.08), and it included (100) players, with a percentage of (16.72) from the research community. One of the most important results reached by the researcher is that:  The scale that was built proved its importance and achieved positive results, football coaches have the capacity for cognitive flexibility, and football coaches have the ability to make informed decisions in the field of their profession, and the coaches take responsibility for their actions and decisions within the club. One of the most important recommendations recommended by the researchers is that: Work to remove all obstacles that prevent the development of the level of cognitive football coaches, and adopting the cognitive flexibility scale as objective tools for the cognitive flexibility of football coaches.