Developmental Paths and Activities of Successful Sport Coaches

The purpose of this research report is to present an overview of an ongoing, international project designed to chart the developmental paths and activities of sport coaches. This brief report includes three sections: (a) conceptual framework used to guide the project, (b) project design and methodol...

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Published inInternational journal of sports science & coaching Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 69 - 76
Main Authors Gilbert, Wade, Côté, Jean, Mallett, Cliff
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.03.2006
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Coaching development
successful coaching behaviour
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Summary:The purpose of this research report is to present an overview of an ongoing, international project designed to chart the developmental paths and activities of sport coaches. This brief report includes three sections: (a) conceptual framework used to guide the project, (b) project design and methodology, and (c) results from pilot studies with a sample of 15 successful coaches working in different sport contexts in the United States Unlike the findings for athletic profiles, where several trends across coaching contexts were evident, only one trend was found in how these diverse groups of coaches invested their time in coach developmental activities. In relation to other coaching activities very little time was devoted to formal coach education on an annual basis. The results reinforce the need to consider the coaching context when examining coach development and when designing coach development initiatives.
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ISSN:1747-9541
2048-397X
DOI:10.1260/174795406776338526