The purpose of this study was to validate a Brazilian version of the The Recovery, Stress Questionnaire for Coaches (RESTQ-Coach), herein named Questionário de Estresse e Recuperação para Treinadores Esportivos (RESTQ-Coach-versão brasileira). The RESTQ is an assessment tool for Brazilian sport coaches. Also, using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), the purpose of this study was to verify the adequacy of the theoretical model by Kallus e Kellmann (1993). A sample comprised of 424 coaches, average age of 37.06 (±9.20) years, was divided into eleven different sports modalities, consisting of five team sports and six individual sports. The results of the AFC shows that the original model of the questionnaire proposed by Kallus e Kellmann (1993) is inadequate for this sample, and that the AFE was identified as the best solution to a factorial validation of the instrument, which is composed of six factors. This solution disclosed general internal consistency values of α = .85. Values of the global adjustment indicators of the Brazilian model for six AFE factors were: χ² = 9.660,239 e gl = 2695, p=0,001; CFI= 0,96; TLI= 0,95; RMSEA 0,07, expressing their quality. We concluded that Kallus e Kellmann (1993) model was not corroborated by the AFC for this Brazilian sample. The best factorial solution to the RESTQ-Coach Brazilian version is composed by six constructs.
coaches; validation of questionnaire; RESTQ-Coach
