Coaches of athletes with a physical disability

A look at their learning experiences

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19560262
AutoresSarah McMaster (University of Ottawa), Diane Culver, Diane M Culver (0000-0002-8117-2722, University of Ottawa, autor correspondente), Penny Werthner (0000-0003-1725-4384, University of Ottawa)
Ano2012
Volume4
Fascículo2
Páginas226-243
Data de publicação2012-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Research in Sport and Exercise (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1939-8441 • E-ISSN: 1939-845X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/2159676x.2012.686060
OpenAlexW1965255407
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas33

Although coaching has become a popular area for research, little is known about coaches of athletes with a disability (Cregan et al., 2007; DePauw & Gavron, 1991, 2005). The purpose of this study was to explore how disability sport coaches learnt to coach and, more specifically, how they learnt through interactions. Recent disability sport research has revealed that coaches work with their athletes to enhance their learning (Cregan et al., 2007; Oâ Neill & Richardson, 2008); as such, athletes also participated in this study. Data collection included 20 semi-structured interviews and 14 non-participant observation sessions with five coach-athlete dyads. A thematic analysis was conducted (Braun & Clarke, 2006), which revealed that coaches from various backgrounds commonly learnt through informal learning situations, most frequently through interactions with others. It is suggested that organizations nurture these informal situations and offer more disability-specific nonformal and formal situations to enhance coachesâ learning opportunities

Athletes · Formal learning · Informal learning · Medical education · Pedagogy · Physical therapy · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Applied Psychology · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Medicine · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance