Coaches’ learning and education: a case study of cultures in conflict

摘要: Despite being subject to criticism for failing match the realities of everyday practice, there appears be a lack direct empirical evidence impact formal education on coaches' knowledge and practice. While test an evaluation strategy by Gilbert Trudel (1999) stands out as one study which attempted address this, research investigating learning integrated whole, taking their existing biography practice contexts into account, remains necessary. Employing in-depth case approach, this used multiple methods track two coaches over year, encompassing time before, during after attending coach programme. Contrasts were apparent between espoused implicit philosophies course, course club cultures. Coaches, therefore, displayed minimal changes in behaviour, relying filter new ideas integrating ‘what works’ context. Detailed longitudinal dat...