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 …

The purpose of this exploratory study was to compare the developmental profiles of
successful high-school sport coaches, and to determine if elements of a coach's …

Recently, a number of researchers have indicated that sport coaching is very complex and
context dependent (eg Côté and Gilbert 2009; Cushion and Lyle 2010). It has also been …

Coach development, coach development programmes are conducted to change coach
behavior in a specific domain. To facilitate understanding of this growing field, the current …

A problem in considering coach learning is an apparent lack of definitional clarity, well
illustrated by the wide range of terminology employed, at times uncritically, to describe …

Introduction Youth sport coaches are entrusted with a great responsibility to adequately
supervise, teach, and lead youth. Indeed, the need for youth sport coaches to be competent …

Coach education and development is central to the professionalisation of sports coaching.
This paper examines the extent to which there is a body of research evidence to support the …

The purpose of this study is to establish whether coaches from a multi-sport context develop
most effectively through coach education programmes and whether formal learning is …

High quality education programs across the globe could help coaching move forward as a
profession. Although there have been suggestions to improve sports coaching education …

What experiences are needed to become a high-performance coach? The present study
addressed this question through structured retrospective quantitative interviews with 10 …