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UKCC Sports (Sep 08)
The UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC) is an endorsement of coach education programmes across sports within the UK set against agreed criteria including:
- advance coach education programmes and practices
- support the development of coaching as a profession
- require a commitment to review and develop existing programmes and practices
This list details those National Governing Bodies who have met the set criteria.
 UKCC sports sept 08 |
Sports Coaching in the UK II, Townend R and North J, 2007, November
This report provides a high level overview of the use of coaching, and the coaching workforce across the UK. The results are based on interviews with 9,700 members of the UK public between September and October 2006.The report features information on:
-The number of coaches
-Coach demographics
-Sports coached
-Qualifications and CPD
-Volunteer and paid coaching
-Time spent coaching
| Sports Coaching in the UK II |
Community Sports Coaches: Coach Profile Survey Report, North J, 2006, October
This report contains profile information on 576 of the 1314 DCMS funded Community Sports Coaches at the end of March 2006.
Aims & Objectives
-To undertake a profiling exercise of Community Sports Coaches (CSCs) in terms of their demographic, coach education, continuous professional development (CPD), employment and athlete/participant characteristics
-To make recommendations about future profiling work
Methods:
Primary data collection through an on-line web survey
Secondary data analysis
| CSC Report October 2006 |
Increasing Participation in Sport:The Role of the Coach December 2007
This research briefing provides an overview of the evidence and argument on increasing sport participation with particular regard to the role of coaches. It reviews information from a number of disciplines including the sport and exercise adherence literature and coaching science. It also presents some recent results on the link between participation and coaching gathered in a UK context.
| Increasing participation-the role of coaches |
Collection of Baseline Data on Coaches in South East England, ORC, 2006, May
Sports coach UK commissioned ORC International to undertake an audit of the demand and supply of coaches in the South East of England. The agency were also commissioned to critically assess how this data was collected and what improvements could be made.
Coaching providers identified a large number of coaches on their databases, many of whom were working on a part-time basis, and with other coaching providers. Of the coaches who had been active within the previous 12 months, 77% held an NGB qualification. The South East coaching force comprised of 39% female coaches and 61% male coaches, with coaches tending to be within young to mid-range age groups.Most participants advertised a vacancy within the 12 months prior to the survey. The majority of positions were part-time and were likely to be in the fields of football, gymnastics or swimming. A significant number (20%) of the vacancies noted were deemed to be hard to fill.
| SEBaseline Data Report |
Sports Coaching in the UK, MORI, 2004, September
This research takes a comprehensive look at sports coaching across the UK thus filling a significant knowledge gap.For the first time it is possible to make an accurate assessment about the number of coaches in the UK, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The research profiles coaching qualifications, paid coaches, full-time and part-time coaches. It considers why individuals become coaches and the problems they experience including issues such as licensing, litigation and insurance. The results show that there is significant public interest in coaching: 1.2 million individuals are currently involved in some kind of coaching activity in the UK - one in fifty people - however, a vast majority of this is informal and voluntary.For example, only around 470,000 coaches have a coaching qualification, 230,000 are paid to coach, and only 60,000 coach full-time.
| Sport CoachingUk Final Report[1] |
UKCC Impact Study Phase One Report: Definitional, Conceptual and Methodological Review, John Lyle Consulting, 2007, June
This report contains details of Phase One of the UKCC Impact Study, a definitional, conceptual and methodological review.
Aims & Objectives
-To establish the basic parameters and scope of the impact study, including the research aims and objectives
-To provide a consensual conceptual framework within which the project can be developed
-To identify the rationale/model for change underpinning the UKCC, in order to establish appropriate research design
-To advise sports coach UK on best practice in large-scale intervention impact studies, and to propose an appropriate methodology.
Methods: Primary data collection, Literature review and meta-analysis
| UKCC impact study phase One Report |
The Professionalisation of Sports Coaching in the UK: Issues and Conceptualisation, Taylor, B & Garratt, D, 2008, February
This report explores notions of ‘profession’, ‘professionalism’, ‘professional practice’ and ‘professionalisation’, to establish the case for, and conditions necessary to achieve, the professionalisation of coaching in the UK
Aims & Objectives
Critically review all relevant literature informing definitions and conceptualisations of 'profession', 'professional practice' and 'professionalisation'
Identify the 'traits/characteristics' of professionalisation in relation to coaching in a UK context
Assess the 'current state of play' in relation to professionalisation in the UK, including identification of key enablers and barriers, and propose a way forward for establishing a 'coaching profession'
Methods: Literature / document review
| Professionalisation Report |