Coach Tracking Study Year One Headline Report

Coach Tracking Study Year One Headline Report, Timson-Katchis M & North J, 2008, August

The UK coach Tracking Study is a four-year report examining UK coaches' experiences and opinions in terms of their learning and development, deployment and employment, and use of support.

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About the Report

This report provides the headline findings from year one of the UK Coach Tracking study.

The first-year sample includes 1,264 UK coaches, the largets ever sample of coaches to be researched. the sample characteristics are slightly different  to those of the UK coaching population - perhaps reflecting less formal 'dads down the park' coaching and female fitness instructors than coaches engaded in formal coaching activity through governing bodies of sport and clubs etc

Topics covered in this report include:

• Pathways into coaching
• Coach Development
• Support services
• Coaching careers

More information

The research has been supported by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as part of the Coaching Project. This report will be followed by a number of more detailed and specific reports and publications based on UK Coach Tracking Study data sets.

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