scholarly journals High School Sport Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Coaches’ Ability to Facilitate Positive Youth Development

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Tanya Forneris ◽  
Pierre Trudel
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
High School Coaches ◽  
School Sport ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
High School Sport

Coaching for positive youth development (PYD) in the context of high school sport is a complex process given that many factors influence this environment. The purpose of this study was to explore the ability of high school coaches to facilitate PYD from the perspective of administrators, coaches, and athletes. Although stakeholders in general perceive coaches as having the ability to facilitate PYD, scores for coaches were higher than athletes and administrators and scores for athletes were higher than administrators. Furthermore, coaches who participated in coach education perceived themselves as having a greater ability to facilitate PYD compared to coaches with no coach education.

Evaluation of the Pilot Implementation of the Coaching for Life Skills Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Kelsey Kendellen ◽  
Scott Rathwell ◽  
Evelyne Felber Charbonneau
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
High School Coaches ◽  
School Sport ◽  
Coaching Strategies ◽  
Pilot Implementation ◽  
Life Skills Program

Many forms of mainstream coach education continue to sparingly address content specifically related to positive youth development and/or life skills, instead maintaining a focus on the technical and tactical aspects of sport. The purpose of the paper is to present the evaluation findings of the pilot implementation of the Coaching for Life Skills program, designed to serve coaches operating in the context of high school sport. The study qualitatively explored what participants believed they experienced during their participation in the Coaching for Life Skills program, which was delivered to 68 Canadian high school coaches. Participants took part in one of six three-hour workshop (i.e., three workshops in English, three workshops in French). Of these 68 coaches, 10 voluntarily agreed to take part in individual semi-structured interviews. Findings demonstrated how the participants believed they learned important elements related to the coaching of life skills, particularly in terms of increasing their awareness of life skills, improving coach-athlete relationships, and employing coaching strategies that deliberately target life skills development and transfer.

Follow-up evaluation of the Coaching for Life Skills online training program

2020 ◽  
pp. 174795412096407
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Turgeon ◽  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Scott Rathwell
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
School Sport ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
High School Sport

Coach education has been positioned as an important catalyst in enabling coaches to maximise the positive influence of high school sport on student-athlete development. The purpose of the study was to conduct a subsequent season follow-up evaluation, examining longer-term changes in coach-athlete relationship, coach interpersonal behaviours, and life skills teaching in coaches who completed the Coaching for Life Skills (CLS) online training program. A 2 × 2 prospective causal comparative design was used. Coaches ( n = 285) were asked to complete follow-up measures during the high school sport season that followed their completion of the trial. The response rate was 36.84%, with the final sample consisting of 64 participants. Data were analysed using independent sample t-tests. From baseline to subsequent season follow-up, scores for coach-athlete relationship and coach interpersonal behaviours significantly increased for the CLS group and significantly decreased for the comparison group. No significant differences in scores were found on life skills teaching from baseline to subsequent season follow-up. The results suggest that the intervention may have helped CLS group coaches remain consistent in their use of relational coaching behaviours.

Examining the roles of coaching experience and coach training on coaches’ perceived life skills teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 576-583
Author(s):  
Sara Kramers ◽  
Stéphanie Turgeon ◽  
Corliss Bean ◽  
Camille Sabourin ◽  
Martin Camiré
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
School Sport ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
High School Sport ◽  
Sport Coaches ◽  
Coach Training

The present study examined the roles of coaching experience and coach training on coaches’ perceived life skills teaching. Canadian high school sport coaches ( N =  1356) completed a demographic questionnaire and the Coaching life skills in sport questionnaire. Results suggested that coaches with more experience perceived themselves to discuss and practice life skills and transfer to a greater extent than coaches with less experience. No significant differences were observed based on whether coaches completed coach training, and the interaction effect between coaching experience and coach training was non-significant. Implications for coach education programs are discussed regarding training coaches to explicitly teach life skills through sport.

Coaches attitudes about returning to play in youth and varsity sports post- COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-330
Author(s):  
Joe Deutsch ◽  
Roman Waldera
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
School Sport ◽  
High School Sport ◽  
Face To Face Instruction ◽  
Athletic Leaders ◽  
Sport Coaches

BACKGROUND: One industry affected by the COVID-19 mandated social distancing policies is sport. In the wake of pressures to return to some normalcy, sport leagues have begun a return to play, many of which include regulations additional to the typical athlete and fan experience. Youth, Middle School, and High School sport leagues are of specific interest in America given the currently inconclusive national plan for returning to face-to-face instruction of students at schools. PURPOSE: The current goal is to identify the perceptions and experiences of current sport professionals throughout the country regarding a return to play. METHODS: The participants of this study were 181 Youth and High School Sport Coaches of various sports. The sample contained males (n = 123) and females (n = 58). The age of respondents ranged from 20 or more years of age. A return to play questionnaire was created and used to collect data for this study. The survey consisted of 12 yes or no questions regarding a return to play during the pandemic, with an opportunity for an open-ended explanation for each. Statistical methods employed to conduct data analysis included frequencies to determine percentages. A crosstabs analysis and Pearson Chi-Square tests of association were utilized to identify statistical significance within the variables. FINDING: No statistically significant association was found at the p ≤ .05 level between age or years of coaching experience and any response to a yes/no question. Percentages for high school coaches who responded "Yes" to each question are presented. Due to the wide variety of responses in these open-ended explanations, statistical expressions were not conducted, and an inclusive list of explanations for each question is provided. CONCLUSION: While the research result is unclear, the information obtained from coaches in the current study presents a small illustration of the current perceptions of athletic leaders in this region regarding the return to play of youth sport coaches and their respective schools' policies.

A comparative analysis of physical education and non-physical education teachers who coach high school sport teams

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 557-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Meredith Rocchi ◽  
Kelsey Kendellen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
School Sport ◽  
Sport Teams ◽  
High School Sport

Although high school sport in Canada has traditionally been an extracurricular activity overseen by physical education teachers, recent findings demonstrate how the majority ( n = 1677, 60%) of coaches are in fact non-physical education teachers. The purpose of the present study was to compare physical education and non-physical education teachers who coach high school sport teams. A national sample of 2890 Canadian high school teacher-coaches (males = 1967, 68%) from all 10 provinces and 3 territories responded to an online survey. Significant differences were found between physical education teacher-coaches and non-physical education teacher-coaches in terms of demographic variables, perceived teacher-coach benefits, and perceived coaching efficacy, whereby physical education teacher-coaches tended to have more favorable perceptions. Based on the results, access to coach education should be facilitated, particularly for non-physical education teacher coaches.

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