Coach awareness, knowledge and practice in relation to growth and maturation and training load in competitive, young gymnasts

Patel, Tejal Sarika; McGregor, Alex; Fawcett, Louise; Bekker, Sheree; Williams, Seán; Williams, Karen; Cumming, Sean P.

doi:10.1177/1747954120978486

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“…Gymnastics coaches have previously described a temporary loss of skill associated with periods of rapid growth as challenging. 19 In addition, the rules and restrictions imposed to maintain a COVID secure environment was expressed as challenging while returning to gymnastics in the gym. Restrictions included late and/or limited access to facilities, banned use of foam pits, and the inability to support gymnasts.…”

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“…It was, however, something that these coaches would consider using as a tool to help manage training in the future, along with other methods of monitoring training. Currently, the understanding and process of monitoring training load in gymnastics varies between disciplines (MAG,WAG, and TRA) 19 ; therefore, further research and coach education is required in this area.…”

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Return to competitive gymnastics training in the UK following the first COVID‐19 national lockdown

Patel

McGregor

Cumming

et al. 2021

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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In March 2020, following the outbreak of , the UK entered its first national lockdown as an attempt to reduce the spread of the virus. As a result, all organised sport was suspended, and during this time, young gymnasts, like many other athletes, were restricted to home-based exercise and training. Following the easing of restrictions, gymnasts in England, gradually followed by gymnasts in Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, were able to return to training within a gym environment.

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Return to competitive gymnastics training in the UK following the first COVID‐19 national lockdown

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McGregor

Cumming

et al. 2021

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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“…According to coaches, educational programmes and tools such as guidelines could improve their knowledge and enable them to better support athletes. Findings from previous qualitative research in other sports such as gymnastics and handball also emphasised the potential benefits of further coach education and training to optimise athlete support 25 26. Currently, no water polo injury guidelines exist in Australia.…”

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Throwing in the deep end: athletes, coaches and support staff experiences, perceptions and beliefs of upper limb injuries and training load in elite women’s water polo

King

Costa

Lewis

et al. 2022

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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To understand elite athlete, coach and support staff experiences, perceptions and beliefs in women’s water polo with managing upper limb injuries and monitoring training loads. Inductive qualitative design. Twenty athletes, coaches and support staff were purposively recruited and participated in semistructured interviews. Participants either had experienced an upper limb injury or had experience managing athletes with upper limb injuries. Interviews were conducted in-person or virtually, audio-recorded, deidentified, transcribed verbatim and cleaned to ensure accuracy. Data were thematically analysed. Analysis identified five cohesive themes: (1) upper limb injury management is adequate—but prevention, communication and knowledge need improving, (2) current training load monitoring generates uncertainty and lack of consistency of processes—due to reliance on internal, and lack of external load monitoring, (3) optimal training load monitoring requires objective measurement of training load—that accurately measures the external load of athletes’ upper limbs, (4) athlete-centred philosophy matters—including athlete-centred care to facilitate individually tailored rehabilitation programmes and their inclusion in management decisions, (5) mental, social and emotional aspects of upper limb injury management matter—acknowledging feelings of loss of team inclusion, fear of missing out and frustration felt by athletes as well as the emotional labour felt by coaches when supporting athletes with an upper limb injury. Upper limb injury management and training load monitoring are evolving areas where objective measurement of training load may assist in increasing consistency of communication, collaboration and coordination between all stakeholders, and to address uncertainty. Stakeholders placed value in intangible qualities such as trust and care in their relationships with other collaborators—facilitating athlete physical, mental and emotional recovery following upper limb injuries.

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“…Scientific literature shows that researchers dedicate their studies to the coaches' knowledge of sport-specific themes, including verbal feedback [27], growth, maturation, and training load [30], resistance training principles and methods [31], eccentric resistance training [32], and sport volume [33]. Furthermore, special attention is paid to technical knowledge [34], nutrition [35], maximum velocity sprinting technique [24] and talent identification [36].…”

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An insight into Short-sprint coaches’ knowledge and use of periodisation models and training methods - Sri Lankan context

Sellathurai

Draper

2022

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Background and Study Aim. Periodised training strategies, due to their demonstrated success in improving athletic performance, have become increasingly utilised by coaches, athletes, and strength and conditioning practitioners as a key training methodology. As a consequence, a coach’s knowledge of periodisation and training methods have become increasingly important for improvement of sport-sprint performance. Despite their importance of performance at the elite level, it was suspected that little is known about the Sri Lankan context. As a result, the purpose of this formative exploratory study was to examine knowledge about, and application of, periodisation and training methods by Sri Lankan elite-level coaches working with short-sprint athletes. Material and Methods. With institutional ethics approval, ten (n=10) expert short-sprint coaches volunteered to participate in the study, with data collected via semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed inductively, to identify ‘patterns’, ‘themes’ and ‘categories’ using the NVivo 12 qualitative software. Results. Four primary themes emerged from the interview data. These included “Periodisation models”, “Monitoring training”, “Strength development”, and “Speed development”. Findings revealed that coaches reported minimal or inadequate knowledge of periodised training and consequently, there did appear to be a gap between coach knowledge of periodised training, but additionally in regard to general training methodology; including aspect such as prescribing strength and speed training loads and, monitoring of training loads. The coaches believed that their knowledge was inadequate to support athletes with Olympic level potential. Conclusions. The findings identified a potential knowledge gap in coach education and development for elite sprint coaches in Sri Lanka.

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Coach awareness, knowledge and practice in relation to growth and maturation and training load in competitive, young gymnasts

Cited by 13 publications

References 51 publications

Return to competitive gymnastics training in the UK following the first COVID‐19 national lockdown

Return to competitive gymnastics training in the UK following the first COVID‐19 national lockdown

Throwing in the deep end: athletes, coaches and support staff experiences, perceptions and beliefs of upper limb injuries and training load in elite women’s water polo

An insight into Short-sprint coaches’ knowledge and use of periodisation models and training methods - Sri Lankan context

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