Juriana Juriana, Yuli Rahmawati, Muhamad Syarif Sumantri, Dede Rahmat Hidayat
The first phase of sports coaching often determines whether children maintain an interest into the next phase of coaching, therefore, parental support for children’s sports activities in early childhood is very important. This qualitative research aims to explore the four dimensions of social support: emotional support, instrumental support, informational support, and companionship support for developing sport talent in early childhood. In addition, the differences between the roles of fathers and mothers in providing social support are examined. Participants involved in the study were seven parents of children aged between 0-6 years, who were members of a track and field club which has a Super Kids program. Super Kids is a program aimed at training fundamental movement skills. Interviews and observations formed the basis of the research methods and data were analysed by taxonomic analysis with results indicating that all parents provided the four types of emotional support, instrumental support, informational support, and companionship support to their children. Support from the father and/or mother plays an important role in develop children’s positive characteristics to engage in sport and develop their talents through coaching. The study found that parents who had educational backgrounds and/or work in jobs associated with sport were more confident in providing detailed informational support. © 2021 by authors, all rights reserved.
Faculty of Education, Early Childhood Education Doctoral Program, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia; Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia; Faculty of Guidance and Counseling, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jalan Rawamangun Muka, Jakarta, 13220, Indonesia
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