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Development and Acquisition of Knowledge of Youth Parasport Coaches
- Source :
- Adapted physical activity quarterly : APAQ. 37(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to understand the learning experiences and acquisition of knowledge of youth parasport coaches. Five able-bodied male participants (M = 39 years old), who coached youth with a physical disability for an average of 7.4 years, participated in individual interviews. An inductive thematic analysis identified patterns within and across the data, allowing for description and interpretation of the meaning and importance of the themes. The results showed that coaches learned mostly from informal experiences, particularly through mentoring, trial and error, or use of technology. In addition, these learning opportunities were influenced by personal, environmental, and social factors. These findings can help to guide current and future generations of coaches of youth participants with a physical disability by highlighting available resources and addressing several barriers and facilitators to their learning.
- Subjects :
- Male
030506 rehabilitation
Physical Education and Training
Adolescent
Interpretation (philosophy)
Applied psychology
Mentors
Mentoring
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
030229 sport sciences
03 medical and health sciences
A physical disability
0302 clinical medicine
Learning opportunities
Humans
Learning
Disabled Persons
Use of technology
Thematic analysis
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Qualitative Research
Meaning (linguistics)
Sports
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15432777
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Adapted physical activity quarterly : APAQ
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....531e56e60c92b3753d3366efe60462e9