Development of elite athletes: An approach from the partial least square path modelling

 Literature about elite sports management tends to focus on the analysis of qualitative level of its success factors, especially among developed countries. In consequence, the aim of this study is to perform a predictive causal analysis that examines the factors influencing the development of elite...

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Main Authors: Dario Jose Espinal-Ruiz, Claudia Fernanda Rojas-Nuñez, Jorge Ivan Brand-Ortiz, Miguel Fernando Reyes-Velasco, Natali Cruz-Gonzalez
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Published: FEADEF 2023-03-01
Series:Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación
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Online Access:https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/93149
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author Dario Jose Espinal-Ruiz
Claudia Fernanda Rojas-Nuñez
Jorge Ivan Brand-Ortiz
Miguel Fernando Reyes-Velasco
Natali Cruz-Gonzalez
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Claudia Fernanda Rojas-Nuñez
Jorge Ivan Brand-Ortiz
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Natali Cruz-Gonzalez
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description  Literature about elite sports management tends to focus on the analysis of qualitative level of its success factors, especially among developed countries. In consequence, the aim of this study is to perform a predictive causal analysis that examines the factors influencing the development of elite athletes within the Valle del Cauca region in Colombia. 171 valid surveys were performed to direct stakeholders of elite sports. The goodness of fit, the composite reliability, the discriminant validity and the proposed structural model were examined by using the partial least square path modelling via ADANCO software. Empirical results show that for the population under study, competitions (p=.000), sports talent (p=.002), administration of the system (p=.02) and the cultural aspects (p=.002) are the factors that have a direct and positive influence on development of athletes; whereas hypothesis of funding, infrastructure, coaches and scientific research were rejected. This article contributes to the existing literature by providing knowledge of the factors influencing the development of elite athletes within a developing region from a quantitative approach. Keywords: Elite sports; Developing region; PLS path modeling; Sports development.
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spelling doaj-art-dfb7d1b45c474709a87d5e8dcd0a79912025-08-20T02:35:08ZengFEADEFRetos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación1579-17261988-20412023-03-014810.47197/retos.v48.93149Development of elite athletes: An approach from the partial least square path modellingDario Jose Espinal-RuizClaudia Fernanda Rojas-NuñezJorge Ivan Brand-OrtizMiguel Fernando Reyes-VelascoNatali Cruz-Gonzalez  Literature about elite sports management tends to focus on the analysis of qualitative level of its success factors, especially among developed countries. In consequence, the aim of this study is to perform a predictive causal analysis that examines the factors influencing the development of elite athletes within the Valle del Cauca region in Colombia. 171 valid surveys were performed to direct stakeholders of elite sports. The goodness of fit, the composite reliability, the discriminant validity and the proposed structural model were examined by using the partial least square path modelling via ADANCO software. Empirical results show that for the population under study, competitions (p=.000), sports talent (p=.002), administration of the system (p=.02) and the cultural aspects (p=.002) are the factors that have a direct and positive influence on development of athletes; whereas hypothesis of funding, infrastructure, coaches and scientific research were rejected. This article contributes to the existing literature by providing knowledge of the factors influencing the development of elite athletes within a developing region from a quantitative approach. Keywords: Elite sports; Developing region; PLS path modeling; Sports development. https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/93149Elite sports;Developing regionPLS path modelingSports development
spellingShingle Dario Jose Espinal-Ruiz
Claudia Fernanda Rojas-Nuñez
Jorge Ivan Brand-Ortiz
Miguel Fernando Reyes-Velasco
Natali Cruz-Gonzalez
Development of elite athletes: An approach from the partial least square path modelling
Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación
Elite sports;
Developing region
PLS path modeling
Sports development
title Development of elite athletes: An approach from the partial least square path modelling
title_full Development of elite athletes: An approach from the partial least square path modelling
title_fullStr Development of elite athletes: An approach from the partial least square path modelling
title_full_unstemmed Development of elite athletes: An approach from the partial least square path modelling
title_short Development of elite athletes: An approach from the partial least square path modelling
title_sort development of elite athletes an approach from the partial least square path modelling
topic Elite sports;
Developing region
PLS path modeling
Sports development
url https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/93149
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