Sports Coaching

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of the four-week two strength training program on the skin fold thickness and body fat percentage (BFP) characteristics according to the maximal strength and strength endurance principles. Sixteen male volunteers participated in the study. The subjects were divided into two groups as the maximal strength group (MSG, n=8, Age=24.00±3.78 year, Height=172.25±2.19 cm, Weight=75.13±6.60 kg) and the strength endurance group (SEG, n=8, Age=25.13±3.09 year, Height=173.38±2.62 cm, Weight=77.00±7.54 kg). 4 weeks training program was applied to maximal strength group according to maximal strength training principles and applied to strength endurance group according to strength endurance training principles. In both groups, body weight, body mass index (BMI), skin fold thickness (triceps, biceps, pectoral, subscapula, abdominal, suprailiac, femur anterior and posterior, calf) and body fat percentage measurements were taken one day before and after the 4 week period. Between pre-test and post-test of SEG group, significant change was showed in triceps, biceps, pectoral, subscapula, abdominal, suprailiac, femur anterior and posterior skin fold thickness measurements and VFM parameters (p < 0.05). Significant change was determined in pre-test and post-test of MSG group in triceps, pectoral, subscapula, abdominal, suprailiac, femur anterior skin fold thickness measurements and VFM parameters (p < 0.05). When the pre-post test differences of the groups were compared, no difference was found between MSG and SEG groups (p > 0.05). As a result, it can be said that 4-week maximal strength training and strength endurance training have positive effects on the skin fold thickness and body fat percentage parameters.

This short paper,  shows how executive coaching draws on psychotherapy, and offers insights into using psychodynamic and systems theory in coaching practice. 
To cite this paper:  Western, S. (2006) Look Who’s Talking, Coaching at Work. London: People Management, Vol. 1:2 pp. 31-34.

Areas to consider when reading the chapter:
1. The complex and multidimensional factors that contribute to successful and effective
interpersonal relationships with significant others within your sporting environment (coaches,
managers, directors, sport science support personnel, athletes, teammates).
2. The strengths and weaknesses of your communication skills, and how they affect and are
affected by your relationship with significant others.
3. How you communicate, relate, interact with others, as well as how you respond to, manage with,
and prevent interpersonal conflict with significant others.

ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to explore expert coaches’ perceptions of resistance-based training for sprinting. This research posed three broad questions: i) What resistance exercises are being performed by competitive sprinters? ii) Why coaches have selected these exercises over others? iii) How athletics coaches control and implement their use in training? Participants for the study comprised of seven expert track and field sprint coaches. Findings indicated that the coaches used a variety of resistance-based training including variations of the squat, Olympic weightlifting movements and deadlift, along with resisted running in the form of weighted jackets, hill running and weighted sleds. They also used plyometric variations of bounding and specific drills. Particular emphasis was drawn towards variations of the squat and how exercises transferred from the weights room to the track. All coaches changed exercises to complement the focus from off-season to in-season. The main finding of this study relates to the current dearth of research to support evidence based resistance exercise prescription for sprinters.
Key Words: Coaches, Perceptions, Weight Training, Resistance-based Training, Sprinting, Track and Field Athletics.

This paper discusses some interview-based research that focuses on the opinions and aspirations of three coaches currently working in the North West of England The names of the three respondents have been changed to protect their identities Tom is a freelance canoeing coach who is currently employed on a council project providing outdoor education experiences for young people Jane is a university student who coaches hockey at amateur level and has also represented her country in that sport Harry is a post graduate student and a Level 1 Rugby League coach working in the local community These coaches were chosen specifically because of their diversity of experience It was hoped this would give the researcher a broader range of perspec-tives about what counts as success in coaching The contrasting aims of coaching for performance and coaching for participation provide a structure to analyse the re-spondent’s comments In conclusion a view is offered that in coaching for participa-tion, the coach is controlled by the group’s needs and at entry level coaching a coach’s need for social approval and acceptance may be high However, in coaching for performance the coach’s responsibility may be to structure and plan for challenging experiences which their athletes might not like in the short term, but can perhaps see the benefits of in the long term.

Perfectionism in sports has been shown to be associated with burnout in athletes. Whether perfectionism predicts longitudinal changes in athlete burnout, however, is still unclear. Using a two-wave cross-lagged panel design, the present study examined perfectionistic strivings, perfectionistic concerns, and athlete burnout in 101 junior athletes (mean age 17.7 years) over 3 months of active training. When structural equation modeling was employed to test a series of competing models, the best-fitting model showed opposite patterns for perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns. Whereas perfectionistic concerns predicted increases in athlete burnout over the 3 months, perfectionistic strivings predicted decreases. The present findings suggest that perfectionistic concerns are a risk factor for junior athletes contributing to the development of athlete burnout whereas perfectionistic strivings appear to be a protective factor.

The present study assessed the mechanics of the basketball jump shot to determine whether or not the “dip” increased shot accuracy. There remained a debate between coaches who believed “dipping” was too slow and coaches who believed “dipping” increased accuracy. A mixed design was used for the present study with elite high-school and university players all performing shots with and without the “dip” at four distances: the last hash mark before the free throw line (3.125 m), the length of an imaginary hash mark beyond the free throw line (4.925 m), the top of the free throw circle (6.025 m), and the three-point line (6.750 m). These distances best emulated where the majority of shots were attempted in a game. Thirty-six athletes completed the study, with accuracy and shot quality being measured using Hardy-Parfitt’s six-point scale. The results of the present study indicated that the “dip” led to approximately a 7–9% increase in accuracy of the jump shot for both high school shooters...

Objective of the study: Despite the opportunities to develop athlete brands, many athletes in less popular sport still struggle with developing their brands. Therefore, the current study aimed to contribute to the existing athlete branding literature and practitioners by providing a better and holistic understanding of athlete branding in less popular sport. Methodology: The current we employed a triadic approach that was involved with three stakeholders: Athlete, fans, and media to explore important factors in athlete branding strategies in less popular sport. Originality/ Relevance: There is less focus on less popular sport and their stakeholders branding. With increasing interest from fans less popular sport and their athletes are gaining more attention than ever. Thus, the study opted to discuss an ignored phenomenon in the context of athlete branding. Main results: The result of the study identified four main themes and eight associated subthemes based on both the interview and...

This study examined the effect of the handball warm-up program (HWP) on dynamic balance among elite adolescent handball players. In this case, 24 handball players were randomly assigned into experimental warm-up and control groups. The HWP was performed over 8 weeks (3 times per week). Dynamic balance before and after the intervention training programs were measured by the Biodex Balance System (BBS) and Y Balance test for the dominant (DL) and non-dominant legs (non-DL). After HWP training, BBS scores significantly improved in the overall (OSI) (30.4% and 31.1%), anterior-posterior (APSI) (44.6% and 35.2%), and medial-lateral stability indexes (MLSI) (38.8% and 43%) for both DL and non-DL. Post-training, the Y Balance test exhibited significant improvements in OSI (13.2% and 10.6%), anterior (17.2% and 12.6%), posteriolateral (12.8% and 11.3%), and posteriomedial stability indexes (9.2% and 7.9%) with DL and non-DL, respectively. In conclusion, dynamic balance improved overall afte...

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership Style in the female sports coaches from Hamedan Province. This study, according to its purpose, is an applied research and a correlational study. The population of this study included all female sports coaches of Hamedan province in 2013, their number is 250. To determine the sample size, the Morgan table was used. The sample was calculated according to Table 148. To gather intelligence, emotional intelligence questionnaire Saber Yashring (1986) was used which has 33 questions in Likert scale of five options and includes aspects of self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, empathy and social skills and Bass and Avolio Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (2000) which measures the transformational leadership style, exchange and avoidance and consists of 45 questions that deals with the assessment indicators of transformational leadership, transactional and avoid. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts and Cronbach’s alpha reliability of 0.80 and 0.85 were approved. The data was analysed using Pearson and the SPSS software. Results show that there are significant relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership Style in the Female Sports Coaches from Hamedan Province

The point of the present study was to find out the combination of specific basketball skill training and pranayama practices on systolic blood pressure among basketballers. To achieve the purpose of the study men basketball players were selected from various clubs, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The subject's age ranges from 18 to 25 years. The selected subjects were divided into two equal groups consists of 15 basketball men each namely experimental group and control group. The experimental group underwent a specific basketball skill training and pranayama package programme for twelve weeks. The control group was not taking part in any training during the course of the study. Systolic blood pressure was taken as criterion variable in this study. The selected subjects were tested on Systolic blood pressure was measured through sphygmomanometer. Pre-test was taken before the training period and post-test was measured immediately after the twelve-week training period. Statistical technique't' ratio was used to analyze the means of the pre-test and posttest data of experimental group and control group. The results revealed that there was a significant difference found on the criterion variable. The difference is found due to specific basketball skill training and pranayama package given to the experimental group on Systolic blood pressure when compared to control group.

Background: Long-distance travel is common for professional athletes; thus, the impact of jetlag on athletic performance is a relevant topic. Additionally, older individuals take longer to recover from exercise and post-travel fatigue; therefore, it is likely that age and travel affect performance. Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of age and travel on NFL quarterback performance. Method: A correlational research design is used to examine the effects of age and travel on NFL quarterback performance. Data were collected from pro-football-reference.com. Quarterback ratings from the 2018 NFL season are analyzed with age, distance traveled, season week, and weeks since the team's bye week. The interaction of age and distance is also included to examine the impact of the age-distance relationship on performance. Regression analysis is used to predict quarterback ratings. Results: Season week (p = 0.04), weeks since a bye week (p = 0.041), and distance traveled (p = 0.031) have negative effects on quarterback ratings. The age-performance relationship in NFL quarterbacks is nonlinear (p = 0.018), with quarterback performance decreasing during an athlete's 20s and then increasing during an athlete's 30s. Additionally, ratings of younger quarterbacks decrease with farther distances traveled, while the ratings of older quarterbacks increase with farther distances traveled (p = 0.072). Conclusions: Differences in performance by age with travel may be the result of different severities of jet-lag symptoms experienced by younger and older quarterbacks, as well differences in strategies for managing post-travel fatigue by athletes of different ages.

De nombreuses recherches récentes démontrent les bienfaits d'une pratique sportive raisonnée, c'est à dire en tenant compte de l'âge, du sexe, du handicap et de la nécessaire prévention des accidents en fonction du type de pratique sportive  . En parallèle, Alain Ehrenberg dès 1990 révèle la montée en puissance du concept de performance et de ses injonctions dans le champs social en générale et le monde de l'entreprise. Une métaphore entre les domaines sportif et professionnel semble donc pratique : utiliser le coaching sportif comme moyen d'amélioration de la performance professionnelle. Les résultats de cette étude nous amène à affirmer que le coaching sportif adapté est un moyen efficace pour améliorer les stratégies de performance sportive et professionnelle. Le caractère singulier et complexe du transfert est ici décrit et illustré par les différences dispositionnelles des personnes formées (extraversion, anxiété-trait et névrosisme).

The aim of this study was to compare the longitudinal arch of the foot male elite athletes and non-athletes in swimming and track and field. Since the researchers based on the facts, available research and variable already exist in the sample were imported by the researcher. This study was causal-comparative field-descriptive. The population of this research was an was chosen from elite athletes branch man who has 5 years of experience in swimming and athletics who has professional training and non-athletes. People students participating in public physical education course in the second semester of the academic year enrolled 2014-15 were included. A statistical sample study of 80 elite was chosen between male athletes in swimming and track and field. 20 individuals were chosen from each. And 20, as well were chosen between non-athletes. The students participating in physical education classes Unit 1 Shahrekord University 2014-15 in the second semester of the academic year (as a control) were selected randomly. Foot arch height ratio method to measure samples Navi was used. For comparing, the average height of the navicular to the bottom of the third group; one-way ANOVA and to determine the correlation between BMI and height ratio Navi Pearson correlation coefficient was used in seven groups. The results showed that significant differences between the study groups were observed in the foot arch index. The results showed that the mean height of the vessel during athletes' samples showed different disciplines (swimming and running) there is a significant difference with non-athletes.

A coaching philosophy is a personal doctrine, or individual set of experiences and values, that guides a coach’s beliefs, actions, and coaching style (Huber, 2013). The humanistic coaching philosophy involves a collaborative coach/athlete process which considers individual athlete differences, abilities, and goals, with the long-term aim of developing a self-confident and selfregulated athlete (Lyle, 1999). Opposite of the traditional model where success is determined by wins or losses, within the humanistic approach winning is redefined so that the process is emphasized and achievement of individual athlete goals indicates success. Through coach interviews, athlete interviews, training session observations, and artifact collection, the aim of this case study was to explore the coaching philosophy and methods of a successful men’s NCAA Division I cross country coach and explore to what extent they are humanistic. Definition of success emerged as a primary theme where results indicat...

Sports Geographer BJ Pheasant has calculated the ratios of needed incoming male college freshman soccer players versus the number of 12th grade boys soccer players in each state. The ratio shows the number of players from each U18 club team needed to play in college soccer to fill the incoming freshman class in each state. 

The calculations use data from the US Census Bureau, USYS, NCAA, NAIA and Gotsoccer among others in its research.

The term physical literacy (PL) has become widely used in policy and practice discourses, engaging sport, physical activity, and physical education communities. Yet, despite its popularity, the term has taken many forms, encompassing different definitions, aims, and content. So, there is no single account, and this has led some to question the concept’s current capacity to act as the basis of a coherent programme. Previous writers have reviewed definitions of PL. This article has a different goal: to consider the ways definitions are used, and how they relate to, or differ from, each other. It imports a conceptual framework for thinking about definitions from the philosophy of education. In doing so, the paper seeks to clarify some of the ambiguities within discussions of PL. It goes on to examine the uses and abuses of philosophy within the PL literature.

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of facilities and equipment in the coaching processes of soccer practical session and also indicate the ways of intervention to the problem. This study was conducted on the Aba Buna sport club, Jimma. The data was collected from primary and secondary sources, which include qualitative and quantitative research method for the purposive. The sample size for the study includes 28 players and 2 coaches. The necessary information had collected through questionnaires which included both open ended and closed ended questions. There were twelve questions in each questionnaire for the players and coaches as well. Only one question is open ended. One week was given to filled questionnaire. The result of study indicates, the facilities and equipment have an exerted impact to improve and develop the efficiency of the clubs practical session. However, the club has intending to solve such problem and solve inadequacy facility equipment is ...

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of errorless, error full and scaling equipment practice methods on learning of basketball free throw skill in children. 50 Boy students, 10–12 years old With a history of exercise three times a week selected and randomly divided into five groups of 10 people (Training with scaling equipment from a constant distance, Training with standard equipment from a constant distance, errorless- scaling equipment, errorless- standard equipment and error full- scaling equipment). Acquisition phase includes 5 sessions and each session was conducted 50 trials. Tests, included transfer and retention tests. Transfer test (10 throw from a distance of 3.5 meters with ball size 6 and the ring height 2.80 m) performed 10 minutes after the last trial on the last day of acquisition phase. The retention test were completed as a double transfer design with 10 throw from a distance of 3.5 meters with balls 5 and 7, with a ring height of 2.60 and 3.05 meters respectively, 24 h after the last session of Acquisition. Data was analyzed with dependent T-test, ANOVA and mixed ANOVA (at the significant level P=0.05). According to the accuracy variable, significant differences were not found between the 5 groups in retention and transfer tests. However throw pattern in groups practice with scaling equipment compared with no scaling equipment groups was better. In general, according the results of this study, it can be concluded that the use of scaling equipment training method leads to better learning of movement pattern in children.

This research is a descriptive study that aims to examine coach communication skills perceived by athletes according to branches. A total of 767 active athletes (517 male, 250 female) in Gaziantep were chosen as the study group on a volunteer basis. Quantitative data were collected using “Coach Communication Scale in Football” developed by Abakay and Kuru (2009) (in order to obtain research data). Data collected from the study group were analyzed and reported according to the athletes’ demographics and other variables discussed in the research. The data obtained from the scale were first transferred to the electronic environment and then calculated using SPSS 22.0 package program. Arithmetic mean, One-Way ANOVA, Spearman’s rho (rs) correlation test and t-test were used for analyzing the data, for comparing the mean scores in the unrelated measures, for examining the relationship between the variables, and for Independent samples, respectively. In conclusion, in this study we conducted to determine the coach communication skills perceived by the team – and individual athletes and to reveal the differences in terms of various variables, it was found that this ratio differed significantly between individual athletes while the coach communication skills perceived by two athlete groups were high. Our findings showed that the perceived coach communication skills tended to decline in situations where the sporting history of individual athletes increased. It has been established that their communication skills improved in the situations where educational background enhanced although there was also no gender difference in both sports groups. It has been concluded that the perceived coach communication skills also improved in the situations where it would tend to increase in some variables such as athlete’s age, coach’s age and duration of training with the same coach.

Perfectionism is a prevalent characteristic in athletes. Yet some researchers have argued that perfectionism in sports is maladaptive because it undermines athletes’ performance and stifles athletic development. This argument, however, neglects that perfectionism is a multidimensional characteristic and that only some dimensions of perfectionism are clearly maladaptive, whereas others are not. This review argues that perfectionism is comprised of two main dimensions―perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns (Stoeber & Otto, 2006)―that show different and unique pattern of relationships with athletes’ emotion, motivation, and performance. In support of this argument the review will present findings indicating that only perfectionistic concerns show unique positive relationships with competitive anxiety, fear of failure, and avoidance goal orientations. In contrast, perfectionistic strivings show unique positive relationships with self-confidence, hope of success, approach goal orientations, and performance in training and competitions. The findings suggest that only perfectionistic concerns are clearly maladaptive, whereas perfectionistic strivings may form part of a healthy striving for excellence. Implications for applied sport psychology are discussed as are open questions for future research.

As part of a coach's informal learning process, previous athletic experience is a foundational element of an athlete's future coaching career, determining the perspectives, beliefs, and behaviors the coach will use in their interactions with athletes. Although it is investigated more generally, previous athletic experience is rarely considered in understanding specific coaching behaviors related to supporting athletes' needs and motivation. This study investigated 15 novice coaches' personal athletic and coaching experiences to determine how these experiences influenced their own coaching practice with regard to the engagement in autonomy-supportive and/or controlling behaviors. The interview data revealed that novice coaches used their past experiences to inform their practice in the following three ways: (a) experienced controlling behaviors as an athlete, which transferred to a desire to be more autonomy supportive in coaching; (b) experienced controlling behaviors as an athlete, which transferred to a desire to be more controlling in coaching; and (c) experienced autonomy-supportive behaviors as an athlete, which transferred to a desire to be more autonomy supportive in coaching. These results suggest the importance of considering previous athletic experience as an antecedent to coaches' engagement in autonomy-supportive behaviors.

Sports is believed to provide a level playing field to players from all walks of life and social classes. However, the considerable and consistent financial investment required in training for competitive sports inevitably excludes athletes from lower socio-economic backgrounds. The opportunities therefore, for rural students to train and compete for national and international competitions are few and far between.  Government schemes in sports education have tried to serve the twin purpose of nurturing rural children to compete at international levels and in the process, attempt to integrate them in to the mainstream. One such scheme of the Government of Maharashtra has provided rural students full access sporting facilities, coaching, equipment etc. along with regular schooling, boarding and meals, at select urban sporting centers. This paper presents a case study of such a Government effort which has been successful on several counts, primarily in the attempt in recognizing and extracting sporting talent from villages of Maharashtra. After observing the sporting and social behavior of select athletes, this case study identifies the need for psychological counselling and personality development interventions that are crucial for children from rural areas to adapt to their new, unfamiliar and highly charged competitive environments. In keeping with the principal of equal opportunity and social inclusion as the cornerstone of this sports education scheme, the paper throws light at the challenges the Government faces to fully integrate rural students into a largely urban sporting community, away from their native places.

College sports coaches and administrators can use open letters to repair images and weather crises, especially during losing seasons. Our rhetorical analysis uses Benoit’s typology of image repair to reveal three primary strategies attempted during losing seasons: evading responsibility, reducing offensiveness, and corrective action. We take note of how open letters distributed via electronic media channels widen the audience of such letters, but also, complicate issues of timing and of targeted audience analysis. We offer five implications for scholars and practitioners, including the importance of audience analysis, the value of corrective action, the ineffectiveness of attacking accusers, and the unique value of transcendence in sport communication image repair rhetoric.

Objectives: Sport and exercise psychology has recently expanded into how it can be utilized to enable social missions like activism. No research, however, has examined activist identities among disabled, elite athletes. This article is the first to engage with this new and complex issue by examining narratives of activism amongst elite athletes with impairment and their adoption/rejection of various activist identities. Methods: Thirty-six people were recruited using maximum variation and criterion-based purposive sampling strategies. Data was collected using interviews and fieldwork observations (e.g., observation and social media material). The large data set was rigorously analyzed using a narrative thematic analysis. Results: All participants adopted an athletic identity and an athletic activist identity. A small group also adopted a political activist identity that was concerned with challenging disablism. The athletes' reasons for adopting or eschewing activist identities are identified and connections made to organizational stressors, interpellation, feeling, emotional regulation, narrative, habitus, health and wellbeing. Also revealed is the impact that sporting retirement had on activist identity construction. Conclusions: The article makes a novel research contribution by revealing two different activist identities within the context of disability sport and what social functions each identity might serve. It also significantly develops knowledge by revealing various organizational stressors experienced by disabled athletes, the importance of embodied feelings and emotional regulation in activist identity construction, the damage that social oppression can have on wellbeing following sporting retirement, and the positive possibilities retiring may have for developing different identities. Practical suggestions are as well offered. Crown

Rebound Therapy is a term referring to the use of trampolines to provide therapeutic exercise and recreation in an educational setting. It is purported to offer physiological, therapeutic and communication benefits, especially among children with “profound and multiple learning disabilities” (PMLD) and is widely used throughout Special Education Needs schools in the UK. As yet however there remains limited published data into the effectiveness of teaching rebound therapy. This paper reports upon a pilot study, which specifically evaluates the effectiveness of teaching Rebound Therapy to children with PMLD in the first weeks of their ability assessment at school. The data were collected at a school in which Rebound Therapy was well established but to be taught for the first time using the Windstrada scheme. The data comprised observations and field notes of taught, weekly sessions, collated assessments completed by the teachers and interviews with staff. While the assessments and data indicate that by engaging in Rebound Therapy the children within the PMLD group all improved in their coordination and confidence, it seems clear that longer term research is needed to help establish this positive intervention in the educational setting.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of plyometric training on some motor skills of the students at the Physical Education and Sports School. In this study, a total of 20 healthy students, including 13 (age: 20,6±1,4 years) male and 7 (age: 20,1±1,6 years) female students, voluntarily participated. The students were trained twice per week with an 8-week-long set of plyometric exercises. The definitive statistics of the data, which was obtained prior (pre-test) to training and at the end of the 8 week period (final test), was processed with SPSS 14.0 software and the data was analyzed with Wilcoxon signed-rank test for relevant measurements. According to analysis results, there is a significant correlation at the level of (p<0.001) between the values of pre-test, that is, (27,40±8,61 cm in flexibility test; 217±38,91 cm in horizontal jumping test; 23,16±6,04 cm in vertical jumping test; 17,62±1,24 sec. in Illinois agility run test; 45,78±5,29 sec. in 30 m. sprint test; 14,65±0,6 in 15 sec. repetitive jumping test; 2136±643,3 m. in anaerobic power test) and the values of the final test, that is, (30,51±7,35 cm. in flexibility test; 236±37,04 cm. in horizontal jumping test; 33,61±9,42 cm. in vertical jumping test; 16,48±1,18 sec. in Illinois agility run test; 44,53±4,77 sec. in 30 m. sprint test; 15,75±1,25 in 15 sec. repetitive jumping test; 2755±842 m. in anaerobic power test). Consequently, it was detected that the 8-week plyometric training had certain effects over the development of Physical Education and Sports School Students' motor skills such as flexibility, speed, swiftness, agility, strength.

Football coaches are those who prepare teams for various competitions in technical, tactical, conditioning, strategy and mental contexts by using academic knowledge and experience, and also decide match squad. Football coaches are responsible for the sporting success of the team. Nowadays, a coach is no longer just a technical and tactical coach. From this point of view, football coaching can also be regarded as football business, where the risks associated with professional career are taken the most. Football whose commercial value is increasing day by day is confronted as a workplace where various labor markets take place. In football, labor markets around coaching profession, similar to other labor markets but shaped by the specific characteristics of the profession many experiences are gained by coaches. The aim of this study is to make a general evaluation of the football coach labor market by taking the football coaching profession in the context of the experience of the coaches through their experiences and opinions. Questionnaire technique was applied to obtain data on professional experiences of football coaches in the survey. Survey questions were prepared by us. The obtained data were evaluated in SPSS statistical program and analyzed by frequency and cross tabulation. From this point of view, research is a descriptive model-based research for revealing the general situation of the market. In the findings section of the study, demographic characteristics related to the performance of the coaching profession such as coach license grades, football histories, and educational status are regarded. The quantitative and qualitative findings are related to their professional experience. Although the results of the survey show that football coaches are exposed to practices outside of the regulations related to their working life, that these experiences cause social and economic insecurity, that these regulations, which classify coaches and determine the scope and duration of their work, also cause a number of grievances, experience unemployment at various times, that they do not feel secure, that they are unemployed at any moment, and that they have gone through long steps to practice their profession.

This study investigated an understanding and use of educational neuroscience in a large Further Education (FE) college. A qualitative methodology was used and results obtained through two collection methods. First, two interviews were carried out with senior managers who both had experience in curriculum design. Following this a focus group was held with five advanced practitioner teachers. Results indicated that the knowledge and understanding of educational neuroscience was limited in Jackson College and that at present there was no conscious effort to focus on neuroscience as a means to improving teaching and learning; suggesting that as a discipline it is unknown to the college. The paper concludes that the ‘neuromyths’ identified in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reports (2002 and 2007) are evident, if not prevalent in the college with a recommendation that they may be usefully mitigated through further neurological research into teaching and learning strategies on educational programmes.

This study investigated the professional duties of a professional rugby league Academy Manager (AM) with the explicit aim of identifying bespoke development needs through the operation of the Talent Development Self Navigation Framework (TDSNF). This study adopts an original embodied pedagogy approach grounded in a critical realist view of the participant’s Talent Development domain. The paper presents a full description of the framework’s application as a case study example of the TDSNF in practice. Findings acknowledge how the facilitated TDSNF helped the AM reflect more fully on his ‘real world’ and ‘foundational wants and needs’ to co-create both an individual learning plan for himself and a TD development plan for his Academy team. Feedback on the framework’s content, structure, process and outputs was extremely positive. Significant implications in adopting this approach more widely for coach education and learning are then presented.

John R. Wooden (1910–2010) was the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) basketball coach responsible for the team winning ten national championships in a twelve year period. Through his own experience, he learned a way to cover oneself in glory, to selflessly give everything to a team and thus to have obtain success — both in sports and life. In Wooden’s lifetime, his great accomplishments were only matched by an extraordinary philosophy, expressed in a number of motivational sayings and a comprehensive plan for high achievement, called the “pyramid of success.” Coach Wooden’s philosophy hinted at the secrets to his and his players’ success.

The CARE Curriculum in Physical Education and Sport is a holistic model of learning which encompasses Cognitive, Active, Relational and Emotional domains of development. Across the sixteen chapters, PE teachers and Coaches are guided through the inner workings of the CARE Curriculum: its theoretical and practical applications for learning. Interactive reflection is encouraged throughout the book, with constructive lesson examples and user-friendly methods of recording progress are provided. Equipped with new ideas for planning learning activities, the reader is encouraged to shape their own ideas into a personalised plan of education that is informed by the CARE Curriculum concept.

Introduction: The CARE Curriculum is an educational system that operates using physical activities and challenges to develop all an individual’s learning domains – that is the Cognitive, Active, Relational and Emotional areas of learning. Its focus is on supporting everyone, whether children or adults to become well rounded, good people, with transferable life skills that can be used in any future sporting, education or employment area. The CARE ethos is best summed up as being a way to help people with their ‘thinking’, ’doing’, ‘sharing’ and ‘feeling’ skills. 

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ABSTRAK Kemenangan dalam pertandingan dijadikan alasan utama untuk seorang atlet melakukan cara apa saja untuk mencapainya, sekalipun dengan cara yang tidak fair play. Pertandingan adalah suatu sistem dalam event olahraga yang menggunakan istilah menang, kalah dan seri. Menang adalah ketika seorang atlet mampu meraih (mendapat) hasil (perolehan) karena dapat mengalahkan lawan (saingan). Namun, Kemenangan sebenarnya dalam sebuah pertandingan bukan saat seorang atlet mampu mengalahkan lawan saja tetapi ketika seorang atlet mampu berlaku fair play dalam pertandingan. Fair play memiliki peranan penting dalam olahraga. Fair play merupakan sikap mental yang menunjukkan martabat kesatria pada olahraga. Nilai fair play melandasi pembentukan sikap, dan selanjutnya sikap menjadi landasan perilaku. Olahraga merupakan kegiatan otot yang energik dan dalam kegiatan itu atlet memperagakan kemampuan gerakannya (Performa) dan kemauannya semaksimal mungkin yang dilakukan dengan sikap mental dan moral serta nilai fair play melandasi pembentukan sikap dan selanjutnya sikap menjadi landasan perilaku. Olahraga dan etika fair play secara epistemologi adalah bentuk kegiatan olahraga yang sesuai dengan motif dan tujuan utamanya yang dilandasi tindakan, moral adalah prilaku yang tampak yang dinyatakan dan sejalan dengan sistem nilai yang dianut sebagai konsep moral, suatu cetusan jiwa, fair play berisi penghargaan terhadap lawan serta harga diri.