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Comparative Tactical Paradigmsin Football: Insights FromScandinavian, Baltic, and TurkishCoaching ModelsEroglu, SerefToktas, SermetÇaglar, Esin CaglaÜnlü, CisemÇevIker, AbdulkerimZambak, OmerTactical ExpertiseFootball CoachingScandinavian FootballTurkish FootballDecision MakingGame ReadingThe goal of this study was to compare the tactics expertise paradigms and game-reading skills of elite football coaches with different geographical and cultural back-grounds, based on empirical data. In total, ten elite football coaches participated in the study. All participants had at least 10 years of coaching experience and had either UEFA Pro or A license. Coaches came from the following football federations: Scandinavian (n = 4) , Baltic (n = 3) , and Turkish (n = 3) In order to gather empirical data regarding the knowledge of coaches about theory and methods in cri-sis situation (tacit knowledge), we used the interview form comprising of 25 ques-tions. The Kruskal-Wallis H test results indicated significant differences between groups (p < 0.05) in all aspects of tacti-cal expertise paradigm examined: strate-gic planning, offensive organization, de-fensive transitions, crisis management, and methodological fidelity. Effect sizes calcu-lated for each aspect proved that the mem-bership of the coaches' group (geographi-cal and cultural school) accounted for sig-nificant percentage of variance in their tac-tical expertise (n(2) = 0.777 - 0.86) The results obtained showed that Scandinavian School of coaching prioritized struc-tural discipline and collective intelligence principles, obtaining the highest ratings in strategic planning (4.43) and method-ological fidelity (4.77). Turkish School demonstrated its advantage in crisis man-agement (4.59); however, Turkish coaches were characterized by the lowest rate in methodological fidelity (2.94). As the re-sult, ability of Turkish coaches in tactical improvisation and intuitive expertise con-flicts with system-oriented approach. De-spite obtaining the best score in defen-sive transitions (4.76), the Baltic School demonstrated its reactivity in regards to offensive organization and strategic plan-ning. To conclude, this study showed that tactical expertise is not only a set of tech-nical knowledge, but also the specific cog-nitive scheme that includes geographic and cultural code elements. It can be concluded that distinctive feature of Scandinavian ra-tionalism and Turkish dynamism provides useful theoretical background for hybrid coach models in contemporary football.Scientific Culture Press2026-01Articlehttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/gumushane/16322enREVISTA CULTURA CIENTIFICAinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://gumushane-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/tr/items/gumushane/16322