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COACH TRACKING STUDY Half of all coaching carried out by these coaches takes place in clubs, and 17% takes place in schools. The remaining sessions (which account for one third of all coaching) are evenly spread between private, community and education settings. Direct comparisons with the national average are not possible as the settings used in other surveys are different. However, it is fair to say that the coaches in this sample are more likely to coach in clubs and less likely to coach in schools. Table 12: Setting in which coaching sessions take place Coaching Setting Number % Club 357 51 School 122 17 Governing body 64 9 Private 46 7 Leisure centre 23 3 Local authority 23 3 Community project 20 3 University 19 3 College/further education 18 3 Youth club 6 1 Sports institute 2 0 20
COACH TRACKING STUDY © Mark Bullimore Appendix 2: Methodology Over the course of this project, coaches were asked to complete a detailed questionnaire once a year. The questionnaire used a mixture of closed and open response questions and, as much as possible, tried to ask the same questions from year to year. The participants were allowed six months to complete and return the questionnaire. For those participants who had not returned their questionnaire by post, regular reminders were sent via Coaching Edge and by email. The questionnaire was divided into the following thematic sections: • Section A: Personal changes over the last 12 months • Section B: Coaching changes over the last 12 months • Section C: Coaching experience in the last 12 months • Section D: Coach objectives • Section E: Coach development experiences and knowledge in the last 12 months • Section F: Coach qualifications • Section G: Coaching careers • Section H: Evaluating your own performance • Section I: Support services • Section J: The next 12 months. Participants were offered three options for completing the survey: • Paper submission: All participants were sent a paper version of the questionnaire along with a prepaid envelope to return it in. • Online submission: Participants with Internet access were sent a secure web link to an online version of the questionnaire. The link, unique to each coach, allowed participants to complete the questionnaire over time and submit once completed. • Over the phone: Coaches were also able to complete the questionnaire over the phone with the principal researcher. A key issue for the project, given its longitudinal design, was to minimise attrition and maximise retention of participating coaches. Given that data collection occurs on an annual basis, it was important to maintain regular contact with participants. As an incentive to maintain participation in the project, all coaches were offered a free subscription to Coaching Edge, a magazine that presents information on coaching, coaching methods, development, leading practice and case studies. The magazine is a quarterly publication, which ensured that participants were receiving communication from the project team every three months. As an additional incentive, all participating coaches were entered into an annual prize draw for the UK Coaching Awards, one of the most high profile events celebrating the best of coaching in the UK. Information and updates regarding the project, as well as the experience of the coaches attending the UK Coaching Awards, were featured in Coaching Edge, thereby reinforcing to coaches the importance of the study and illustrating its impact. 21
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