Yucekaya, Mehmet AkifSagin, Ahmet EnesUgras, Sinan2025-01-272025-01-2720231301-00851309-0275https://doi.org/10.9779/pauefd.1161427https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1195860https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/24739The main objective of this qualitative research is to provide a detailed examination of the contributions of physical education and sports teachers to counseling services in schools based on common experiences of school counselors. For this purpose, a phenomenological research design as one of the qualitative research methods was used in this study. Determined by using a purposeful sampling method, 14 psychological counseling teachers working in schools from 14 different provinces (cities) in 7 different regions of Turkey were interviewed. As a result of the thematic analysis, it was found that there were four main themes that define the contributions of physical education and sports teachers to the counseling services in schools: (i) physical education teachers' communication power, (ii) structure of physical education class, (iii) value transfer and (iv) problematic students. As a result of the study, it was found that physical education lessons and physical education teachers contribute to the counseling service by working in harmony with the counseling service.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPhysical Educationphysical education teachersportscounseling servicestudentArticle5910.9779/pauefd.1161427N/AWOS:0011383328000121195860