Making the Invisible, Visible: An Exploration of Track-and-Field Coaches' Perspectives of Their Planning Processes.

Purpose: The traditional understanding of how coaches plan for sporting performance is rooted in the assumption that coaches create periodized plans underpinned by physiological principles, thereby providing scientific credibility to their work. In contrast, there remains a paucity of literature exp...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Sports Physiology & Performance Vol. 19; no. 11; pp. 1235 - 1247
Autores principales: Johns, Karen L., Potrac, Paul, Hayes, Philip R.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc. Nov2024
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          Johns, Karen L.
          Potrac, Paul
          Hayes, Philip R.
        affil: Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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          Attitude Evaluation
          Coaches, Athletic
          Track and Field
          Strategic Planning
          Knowledge
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Human
          England
          Female
          Male
          Qualitative Studies
          Throwing
          Interviews
          Endurance Training
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Athletic Performance
          Data Analysis Software
          Descriptive Statistics
          Female
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      ab: Purpose: The traditional understanding of how coaches plan for sporting performance is rooted in the assumption that coaches create periodized plans underpinned by physiological principles, thereby providing scientific credibility to their work. In contrast, there remains a paucity of literature exploring how coaches understand or think about their planning practices. The purpose of this study was to generate new knowledge regarding what information coaches actually consider within their planning processes and how they actually approach the task of planning. Method: Using rigorous, in-depth interviews, this study examined athletics coaches' understandings of their everyday planning practices, in an attempt to contribute to narrowing the gap between academic research and real-world application. Twenty-eight highly experienced, high-performance track-and-field coaches based in England (female, n = 1; male, n = 27) were recruited. The coaches were from the throwing disciplines (n = 10) and endurance running (n = 18). Coaches were interviewed about their planning process, using a maximum of 3 semistructured interviews per coach, spaced across a full athletics season. In total, this generated 68 hours of data. Results: The analysis demonstrated that, while the participant coaches utilized the principles of periodization, their planning activities were not limited to this issue. The findings highlighted how the coaches conceptualized successful athletic performance in a holistic way; that is, planning is multifaceted in nature. Conclusion: This study presents a holistic picture of the complexity of coaches' planning, detailing the considerable time and attention given to planning for athletes' psychological, personal, and social development, to enhance athlete performance and development.
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