Advances in Coach Education and Development

Quested, Eleanor; Appleton, Philippa; Duda, J.

doi:10.4324/9781315657486

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“…Essentially, SEI draws upon an eclectic range of research methodologies (depending on the nature of organization-specific research objectives) to provide relevant evidence-based practice for quality assurance and enhancement purposes (i.e., to sustain state-of-the-art coaching program innovations, improvements, and/or high impact program outcomes). With adequate organizational support, SEI can foster an organizational culture for cutting-edge research and coaching excellence, and can help amateur/grassroots football organizations to become better known within and beyond the communities they serve (Allison, 2016;CIES Sports Intelligence, 2020;Hubball, Reddy, Sweeney, & Kauppinen, 2018).…”

Section: Theoretical Underpinnings: Strategic Educational Inquiry (Sementioning

confidence: 99%

Research-informed and Evidence-based Quality Assurance and Enhancement in Amateur/Grassroots Football: Strategic Educational Inquiry for Coach Leaders/Administrators

Hubball¹,

Garcı́a²

2020

GRHE

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Coach leaders/administrators in diverse amateur and grassroots football contexts are increasingly accountable for sustaining strategic, state-of-the-art, evidence-based, effective, and efficient programs, initiatives, and services. However, coach leaders/administrators within these organizational settings face significant challenges (e.g., insufficient organizational support and research expertise) in enacting research-informed and evidence-based practices. Strategic Educational Inquiry (SEI) is a flexible and rigorous approach to practitioner research and is particularly useful for coach leaders/administrators to gather evidence for quality assurance and enhancement purposes. This paper critically examines whether and how SEI is applied in diverse amateur/grassroots football coaching contexts. Drawing on case study research using multiple case design, preliminary findings from this study indicate that SEI situates specific amateur/grassroots coaching programs and initiatives within the relevant research and professional literature; it focuses SEI on organization-specific priority research objectives, ethical inquiry, and appropriately aligned research methodology; and involves systematic data collection, data analysis, and dissemination of best practices. Critical organization-specific supports to facilitate implementation of SEI in diverse amateur/grassroots football contexts include: strategic coach education and skills training (e.g., access to state-of-the-art customized technology-enabled professional development experiences and expert mentoring support).

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Section: Theoretical Underpinnings: Strategic Educational Inquiry (Sementioning

confidence: 99%