Community Junior Sport Coaching final report - 2009
Community Junior Sport Coaching final report - 2009
Community Junior Sport Coaching final report - 2009
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Rugby League<br />
This section of the <strong>report</strong> contains information that relates specifically to Rugby League. The findings<br />
of the research, as they relate to Rugby League, are presented as per the objectives of the study.<br />
1. Determine the proportion of time junior coaches spend organising (i.e., managing) and<br />
instructing their players<br />
The table below gives an overview of the average amount of time Under 10 Rugby League<br />
coaches spend on various aspects during a typical training session. This was measured using<br />
the modified SOFIT instrument.<br />
Session Context<br />
% of Session<br />
Amount of Time<br />
Allocated to the Skill<br />
(mins)<br />
Management 11 5.7<br />
Knowledge 9 4.7<br />
Fitness Activity 12 6.2<br />
Skills Practice 43 22.4<br />
Game Play 22 11.4<br />
Other 3 1.6<br />
(N=43; Average session length = 52 mins; Frequency twice per week)<br />
The table below gives a more detailed breakdown of the type of instruction given by Under<br />
10 Rugby League coaches as measured by systematic video observation.<br />
Instructional Process<br />
Used<br />
% of Total<br />
Instruction Time<br />
Frequency of<br />
Instructional<br />
Process<br />
Mean Duration<br />
of Instructional<br />
Process (secs)<br />
Pre- Instruction 9.8 9.3 22.1<br />
Concurrent instruction 15.1 27.3 13.9<br />
Technical Explanation 3.6 3 23.1<br />
Corrective Feedback 8.9 17.1 11.1<br />
Questioning 1.5 3.2 10.6<br />
Positive Modelling 1.7 2.8 11.9<br />
Negative Modelling 0.1 0.2 1.2<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Coaching</strong> Report December <strong>2009</strong> 85
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