Bolter, Nicole D.

Houghton, Emily J.

Lucas, Shelley M.

Petranek, Laura J.

English

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Coaching Education Needs in Youth Sport: An Interdisciplinary ApproachNicole D. Bolter, Laura J. Petranek, Shelley M. Lucas,  & Emily J. HoughtonImportance of Youth Sport Coaches Play a key role in shaping young athletes’ experienceso Quality of coach-athlete relationships depend on training Community-based programs rely heavily on volunteerso The majority do not receive formal education or training Current education is insufficient to meet coaches’ needs (Erikson et al., 2008; Wiersma & Sherman, 2005)Multiple PerspectivesCoachesAdminParentsInterdisciplinary ApproachCoaching Education in Youth SportSport ManagementSport SociologyMotor Behavior Sport PsychologyPurpose Examine perceived needs and value of coaching education in a youth sport communityo Coaches, parents, and admin Interpret data from multiple disciplinary perspective o Sport psychology, motor behavior, sport sociology, sport managementParticipantsCoaches (N = 202)Parents (N = 309)Administrators (N = 38)Age M = 40.5SD = 12.1M = 43.1SD = 5.8M = 41.94SD = 12.3Gender 72.3% Male 72.5% Female 65.8% MaleEthnicity 92.6% White 85.1% White 94.7% WhiteYears Experience70% > 5 years experience78.3% > 5 years experience65.8% > 5 years experienceOther 39% parents43.6% not paid31.6% coaches not paidProcedure and Measures Recruited current coaches, parents, and admin to complete an online survey1. Rate how much you agree with the following statement: "Coaching education should be required for all coaches.” Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Agree 2. Please explain why you “agree”/“strongly agree” or “disagree”/“strongly disagree”coaching education should be required. Open-ended responsesResults – 1. Required Coaching EducationRole StronglyAgree Agree DisagreeStrongly DisagreeCoach 42% 42% 9.5% 6.5%Parent 44.7% 42.1% 7.9% 5.3%Admin 37.4% 41.2% 12.3% 9.1%• The majority of all groups (> 78.6%) agreed or strongly agreed that coaching education should be required • Non-significant chi square test (p = .78) showed no relationship between role and % agreementResults – 2. Open-Ended Responses 449 of 549 participants provided a response Independent analyses completed by each author o Disciplinary-specific results (e.g., overarching themes, quotes, diagrams) Present analyses separately by disciplineo Followed by an interactive, intrapanel discussionSport Management Perspective  Volunteer management Risk managementSport Management PerspectiveTheme 1: Professional Development Barrier to recruiting coaches Not needed Edification Player developmentPositive experience for athletes"It makes the experiences of the children greater and more valuable for them if they have a credible and educated coach."Barriers“We wouldn’t get as many volunteers if we required coaching education. If we offered it free we might be ok. But we still wouldn’t get all volunteer coaches to attend.” (p. 23, #320)Not Needed“Passing a coaching ethics class does not make you a good coach...Skills and strategies must be taught and implemented during the game. These are things that cannot be taught in class.” #22, p. 5Edification“It prepares you to do the best coaching job you can. The more you learn the better coach you will be.” (p. 11, #117)Player development“Swim coaches need continuing education in order to provide the latest training techniques for all age swimmers.” (p. 24, #342)Volunteer Management Three phases: Acquisition Training RetentionTheme 2: Good player ≠ good coach Too many former players who can’t teach game Education will solve problemsFormer players“...I would feel much better facing an opponent’s coach that I saw at a coach education course, than some parent who thinks that because they were a high school jock, they know how to coach a sport.” (p. 39, #560)Theme 3: Player safety Physical & emotional safety Parents & coachesWant to minimize impact of bad coachesPhysical & emotional safety“...With the level of competition being elevated at such a young age with travel teams, etc, the risk for injury and competition among teams is greater. It is essential coaches be able to recognize and prevent injury and encourage healthy competition with good technique within the sport.” (p.43, #608)Key takeawaysacquisition->  training  -> retentioncoaching ed minimizes riskReferences Anderson, P. M., Connaughton, D. P., & Baker III, T. A. (2009). Introduction to sport law (pp. 217-234). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Cuskelly, G., & Auld, C. (2013). Managing sport volunteers. In L. Trenberth & D. Hassan (Eds.) Managing Sport Business: An Introduction, (pp. 247-263). New York, New York: Routledge. Cuskelly, G., Hoye, R., & Auld, C. (2006). Working with volunteers in sport: Theory and practice. New York, New York: Routledge. Kim, M. & Bang, H. (2013). Volunteer management in sport. In L. Robinson, P. Chelladurai, G. Bodet, & P.  Downward (Eds.).Routledge handbook of sport management. (pp. 159-177). New York, New York: Routledge.

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