TY - JOUR
T1 - Skill acquisition specialists, coaches and athletes : the current state of play?
AU - Steel, Kylie A.
AU - Harris, Ben
AU - Baxter, David
AU - King, Mike
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Skill acquisition is a vital aspect of athletic development, however, specialists in this area are generally underutilized by coaches and athletes compared to other sport science disciplines. Therefore the purpose of this study was to examine how coaches and athletes understood the role of a skill acquisition specialist and what factors affected their use. Ten sport institute-based participants (5 coaches and 5 athletes) volunteered to take part in semi-structured interviews. Analysis of the data suggests that neither coaches nor athletes understand the role of a skill acquisition specialist, though both groups' rate skills as vital to sporting success and most athletes and coaches stated they would welcome any additional assistance in improving their skills.
AB - Skill acquisition is a vital aspect of athletic development, however, specialists in this area are generally underutilized by coaches and athletes compared to other sport science disciplines. Therefore the purpose of this study was to examine how coaches and athletes understood the role of a skill acquisition specialist and what factors affected their use. Ten sport institute-based participants (5 coaches and 5 athletes) volunteered to take part in semi-structured interviews. Analysis of the data suggests that neither coaches nor athletes understand the role of a skill acquisition specialist, though both groups' rate skills as vital to sporting success and most athletes and coaches stated they would welcome any additional assistance in improving their skills.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/531874
UR - http://search.proquest.com/docview/1431918209/fulltextPDF/140FB0818507F3F1C97/8?accountid=36155
M3 - Article
SN - 0162-7341
VL - 36
SP - 291
EP - 305
JO - Journal of Sport Behavior
JF - Journal of Sport Behavior
IS - 3
ER -