Update on sports coach UK Projects

Professionalisation in Sports Coaching Report Launched

This report explores notions of ‘profession’, ‘professionalism’, ‘professional practice’ and ‘professionalisation’, to establish the case for, and conditions necessary to achieve, the professionalisation of coaching in the UK

The report is available as download only... More Info...

Coach Tracking Study

The headline report for the first year of the Coach Tracking Study will be launched shortly. Year 2 of the Study is currently being finalised, and participating coaches will be receiving the new questionnaire in the next few weeks. The questionnaire focuses on factors influencing their development in the last 12 months More Info...

UK Coaching Framework

As the UK Coaching Framework moves from the 'development' to the 'implementation' phase the Research Team will begin working 1:1 with Governing Bodies and partner organisations to establish research systems and projects to provide cutting edge knowledege and information to deliver a World Leading Coaching System More Info...

Looking for information on coaching research?

Visit sports coach UK's Coaching Research Database which includes information on books, journal articles, web-papers, conference papers/proceedings, reports and Masters and PhD theses.

If you would like more information about the database and on how you can contribute to it please contact a member of the research team.

Contact the research Team

Head of Research: Julian North

Researcher: Melina Timson-Katchis (currently on maternity leave)

Researcher: Rosie Townend (currently on maternity leave)

sports coach UK Research Update: Issue 10, February 2008

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