THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO DESCRIBE AND APPLY SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS LEARNING PREFERENCES EACH 3 STAGES EXPERT DEVELOPMENT—BEGINNER, COMPETENT, EXPERT—TO STRENGTH CONDITIONING (SC) COACHING SUGGEST A MORE ROBUST EFFECTIVE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR SC COACHES. BASED ON OVER 4 DECADES THEORY CURRENT RESEARCH, AUTHORS HIGHLIGHT RECOMMENDATIONS PRECIPITATE DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERISTICS, EXPERIENCES, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE WITHIN FIELD. FURTHERMORE, FUTURE RESEARCH STUDIES LITERATURE...

The purpose of this study was to examine mentor and mentee perceptions the viability a pilot e-mentoring programme for U.S. lacrosse (USL) coaches. Twelve mentees 12 mentors were paired into dyads, met at national coaching convention, directed continue their mentoring relationship up 6 months via an online platform. Semistructured postprogramme interviews conducted with four six conclusion relationships. Interviews transcribed verbatim analysed thematic analysis. Results showed that...

Researchers sought to identify and analyze the actions of elite swimmers on a competition day that athletes believed were critical their success, understand meaning assigned each these activities. The present study describes competition-day routines by presenting athletes’ actions, meanings, segments, preparations within substantive grounded theory. To this end, five U.S. Olympic medal-winning male from 2008 Beijing Summer Games participated in three-stage data collection: an initial...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between coaches’ professional playing experience and their coaching success. sample ( n = 134) included coaches who had equivalent three full seasons head in either Major League Baseball (MLB) 46), National Basketball Association (NBA) 38) or Football (NFL) 50) as determined by total number games coached years 1997-2007. ANOVAs revealed no significant differences with more less success winning percentage. Further, found MLB (r -0.16),...

RECENT SPORT AND STRENGTH CONDITIONING (SC) COACHING LITERATURE HAS SUGGESTED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MENTORING WITHIN A FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SETTING DUE TO ITS RECOGNIZED INFLUENCE UPON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY EARLY IN CAREER. HOWEVER, INFORMAL MENTORING, OCCURRING OUTSIDE STRUCTURED CURRICULAR PROGRAM, BEEN AN ONGOING PRACTICE FOR MANY COACHES ENTERING PROFESSION. SC COACH SEEKING RELATIONSHIP WOULD BE HARD PRESSED LOCATE DEVELOPMENTAL GUIDE ESTABLISHMENT. THEREFORE, CURRENT...

The Tourangeau–Rasinski model of the question–answer process can inform how authors conduct qualitative interviews by improving reflexivity. outline this and show that it both complements literature on best practices in methods provides a new tool to use examples from our with elite athletes improve reflexivity discuss implications for interviews.

This study examined the competitive routines that five male Olympic gold medalist swimmers from 2008 Beijing Summer Games undertook during successful elite competition days they believe were critical to their success. Researchers sought understand significance of these actions based upon meaning provided by athletes. Participants engaged in an initial interview, a two-day training visit, observation meet, and follow-up interview. The swimmers' coaches interviewed as key informants. Utilizing...

This study examined the content knowledge of expert sport instructors in order to understand nature fundamentals instruction. Data were collected through a questionnaire golf teachers (n=50) from GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Teachers list. These asked identify what they believed five golf. Researchers found disagreement within population. Two groups then identified – Element Instructors and Compound - based upon similar responses. characterized by agreement their group that grip, posture,...

The purpose of this study was to examine adaptations within competition day routines female US Olympic medalists in differently formatted competitions order locate changes based on the organizations swimming and differentiate inflexible from flexible parts routines. A purposeful sample six elite swimmers participated two 1-hour interviews with an observation at a national-level competition. mixed-methods analysis protocol helped adaptions routine. Four results note were reported. First,...

"Evaluations, Stakeholders, and Resources: A Commentary on ‘Coach Evaluation from Three Perspectives: An Athletic Director, a Coach, Consultant’ by Gillham, Hansen, Brady" published May 2015 Human Kinetics, Inc..

The purpose of this practical advances article was to describe a successful process involving youth athletes in the development shared core values for club swim team and share lessons learned applications found therein. A purposeful, convenience sample local USA Swimming swimmers participated their team. Data were collected through administration three sequential worksheets during swimmers’ winter holiday break from school. All responses analyzed using simplistic mixed methods approach....