Research Publications

sports coach UK has undertaken, commissioned and published a number of research projects.

These are organised under the following themes...

Participant Development

• Participant Development in Sport: An Academic Review, Bailey et al, 2010, April
• Participant Development Themes, Bailey R & Ross G, 2009, December

Coach Development

• Using ‘Coach Developers' to Facilitate Coach Learning and Development: Qualitative Evidence from the UK, North, J.First published in International Journal of Sports Science Vol. 5, No. 2, 2010. Reproduced with permission
• Coach Learning and Development: A Review of the Literature, Cushion C et al, 2010, January
• UK Coach Tracking Study Year Two headline report, Timson-Katchis M & North J, 2010, April
• UK Coach Tracking Study Year One Headline Report, Timson-Katchis M & North J, 2008, August

The Coaching Workforce

• The Coaching Workforce User Guide, Winder L & Townend R, 2010, March
• The Coaching Workforce 2009-2016, North J, 2009, April
• Sports Coaching in the UK II, Townend R and North J, 2007, November
• Community Sports Coaches: Coach Profile Survey Report, North J, 2006, October
• Collection of Baseline Data on Coaches in South East England, ORC, 2006, May

Impact Evaluations

• UKCC Impact Study Phase One Report: Definitional, Conceptual and Methodological Review, John Lyle Consulting, 2007, June
• An Evaluation of the Women into High Performance Coaching Programme

Using Evidence To Underpin New Programmes and Resources

• UK Coaching Framework Consultation Report, Townend R, 2009, May
• The Professionalisation of Sports Coaching in the UK: Issues and Conceptualisation, Taylor, B & Garratt, D, 2008, February
• Increasing Participation in Sport: The Role of the Coach, North J, 2007, December
• Learning Materials Research, Lyle J, 2007, March