Abstract
DanceSport in the Philippines is a highly competitive discipline that requires exceptional athleticism, technical precision, and psychological resilience. This convergent parallel mixed-methods design study investigated resiliency and adaptation strategies among Dance Sport coaches across the region's six provinces, utilizing a complete enumeration of all 95 active coaches. Quantitative analysis employing descriptive statistics and Pearson's r revealed two key findings: (1) coaches demonstrated high levels of resiliency (M = 4.2, SD = 0.6) and very high adaptation capabilities (M = 4.5, SD = 0.5) on 5-point scales, and (2) a significant positive correlation between these factors (r = 0.72, p < 0.01). Qualitative data from in-depth interviews contextualized these results, identifying three primary adaptation strategies: innovative training modifications, psychological conditioning techniques, and competition-specific tactical adjustments. Despite the strong relationship between resiliency and adaptation, ANOVA results showed no significant differences in adaptation levels across resiliency quartiles (F = 1.24, p = 0.30). The findings suggest that while adaptive capacity uniformly supports competitive success, the development of targeted resiliency-building programs could further enhance the effectiveness of DanceSport coaching in the region. These insights contribute to both sports pedagogy literature and practical coach development initiatives in competitive dance disciplines.
