Research into expertise is increasing across a number of domains pertinent to sport. Whilst
this increase is particularly apparent in coaching, a key question is how to identify an expert …

To even the most casual spectator, the superior athlete is readily distinguishable from their
less-accomplished counterparts. Superior athletes simply go about the task of sport …

The aim of this paper is twofold: first, to examine how coaching expertise is defined and
second, to investigate how this expertise develops over time. This research involved semi …

Careers in coaching are a relatively new phenomenon in the UK and at present appear to
be limited to the performance coach. This study, using an interview approach, examined the …

What underpins the development of an expert coach? Evidence from several sources would
suggest that the answer to this question is a combination of work ethic and curiosity, playing …

One of the significant challenges facing sport organizations is finding ways to improve its
coaching corps. Discovering ways to increase the expertise of current coaches and prepare …

The expert-performance approach is critically evaluated for its potential to be used as the
guiding framework for understanding and enhancing coaching performance, expertise and …

Expert Performance in Sports: Advances in Research on Sport Expertise presents an
overview of the critical issues facing researchers who study how athletes reach--and stay at …

This article seeks to critically consider the traditional linear staged model of expertise
development commonly employed in the sports coaching literature, which has been …

Coaches in sport are given many opportunities to embrace new practice with the ultimate
aim of developing team or individual performance. Problems arise as the coach attempts to …