HOW HAS AN ATHLETICS COACH LEARNED TO COACH DIFFERENT AGE GROUPED ATHLETES AND WHAT COACHING BEHAVIOURS DO THEY DEMONSTRATE?

View/ open
Author
Bailey, Luke
Date
2015Type
Dissertation
Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Looking at how coaches vary their behaviours and training strategies when
coaching beginner and development athletes is important to ensure that athletes
receive the correct support to remain engaged and develop their potential. By
understanding this we can better equip coaches to help their athletes. In order to
achieve this aim it was necessary to look at how coaches develop their behaviours
through a variety of resources: theoretical knowledge, more knowledgeable others
and practical knowledge/experience.
A case study of a current academy athletics coach was undertaken collecting
evidence of the behaviours used to coach the athletes at different stages of learning.
This included the coach completing diary entries of their coaching sessions and
undergoing weekly interviews examining their behaviours. There was also an
interview that primarily looked at how the behaviours had been developed. Once the
interviews were completed there was an inductive content analysis of the
transcriptions to generate themes and collate the data into tables. The key findings
were that there were more differences in coaching behaviours than similarities. Also,
the study found that the participant valued more knowledgeable others and practical
knowledge/experience more highly than theoretical knowledge when developing
these behaviours. The information obtained was then used in conjunction with other
coaching research to establish which behaviours are appropriate and how and when
it is advised that they are implemented.
Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, subject and abstract.
-
UNDERSTANDING ROLE THEORY AND THE COACH-ATHLETE RELATIONSHIP IN TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SPORT.
Taylor, Harriet (University of Wales Institute Cardiff, 2011)The coaching process is an under-theorised, ill-defined area (Cote et al, 1995), which as a result causes conflict when researchers have discussed the nature of the process. Indeed, no academic framework exists that depicts ... -
The Importance of the Coach – Athlete Relationship in Gymnastics : What are the Characteristics and can it be Effected?
Erickson, Sophie (University of Wales, 2011-10-25)Throughout the research process, the importance of the coach – athlete relationship was examined from the coach’s perspective. Eight gymnastics coaches were interviewed that specialised in Women’s Artistic, Men’s Artistic ... -
An Examination of the Coaching Behaviours of a Semi-Elite /
Goldman, Alex (Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2013)In recent years there has been an increase in the number of studies conducted examining coach behaviours, in a variety of sports at an elite level, through the use of systematic observations (Guzmán & Goméz, 2012). Zetou, ...