Millions of athletes compete in sport for the enjoyment, physical, and psychosocial benefits
that result from participation, and one of the most influential persons in creating a positive …

Positive youth development represents a strength-based approach to development in which
life skills are recognized as desired assets that prepare youth to function as productive …

In recent years, the value of social learning approaches as part of the design and delivery of
formalised coach development initiatives has gained credence in the literature. However …

Every successful sports coach knows that good teaching and social practices are just as
important as expertise in sports skills and tactics. Now in a fully revised and updated fourth …

The purpose of this review was to provide an overview and analysis of the existing literature
on coach learning. In this context, learning embraces all the processes and structures that …

Recently, a number of researchers have indicated that sport coaching is very complex and
context dependent (eg Côté and Gilbert 2009; Cushion and Lyle 2010). It has also been …

Background: Research indicates that some youth sport coaches have specific strategies in
their coaching plan to facilitate positive youth development (PYD) while others struggle in …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine career experiences of UK-based
female youth soccer players from a holistic perspective with a view to producing a grounded …

Sports coaching is a social activity. At its heart lies a complex interaction between coach and
athlete played out within a socio-culturally defined set of (sporting) practices. In this ground …

The purpose of this review was to address the central theme of technology-enhanced
learning (TEL) in coaching.“Technology-enhanced learning”(TEL), has become a widely …