Perfil profesional directores deportivos de los entes deportivos departamentales en Colombia

Abstract

In this article, the professional profile of the directors of the Departmental Sports Entities (EDD) defined by Law 181 of 1995, also known as Departmental Recreation and Sports Institutes, was identified. These entities will adopt the policies, plans and programs that, in sports, recreation and use of free time, are part of the National Sports System of the official sector. A field study was carried out that consisted of recording the information of the 33 EDD directors in an Excel table. There, said information was established and divided into department, name and surname of the director, his academic training such as professional title and level of training, web page where the information was provided, taking the official website of the EDD as the primary source. As a result, it was obtained that, among the 33 directors of the country, only 6 are women and 27 are men. 7 directors do not record academic information in reliable sources. Of the 33 entities, only 1 does not have an official site. In 32 EDD websites, 7 do not show information about the professional profile of their directors. It can be concluded that the professional profile of the EDD directors is mostly not related to sports or related studies. Their professions include lawyers, business administrators, engineers, public accountants and a lower percentage of graduates in physical education.