- Title
- Evaluating the impact of a coach development intervention for improving coaching practices and player outcomes in netball: The MASTER coaching randomized control trial
- Creator
- Eather, Narelle; Miller, Andrew; Jones, Brad; Morgan, Philip J.
- Relation
- International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching Vol. 16, Issue 3, p. 439-455
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1747954120976966
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the impact of a novel 8-week coach development intervention (MASTER) on game-based coaching practices of netball coaches from one netball club (n = 16; 8 intervention, 8 active-control; NSW Australia), and player outcomes for the junior athletes being coached. The multi-component MASTER intervention aimed to educate coaches on how to design and implement high quality game-based coaching sessions. The core pillar of MASTER is ‘positive coaching,’ delivered through games-based coaching practices. At baseline and 10-weeks, two coaching sessions per coach were filmed and assessed using the MASTER assessment tool. Players (8-16yrs; n = 85) were videoed during structured gameplay, with three aspects of game play assessed using Game Performance Assessment Instrument. Coaches and players (n = 75; 12-16yrs) completed a perceptions questionnaire. Using linear mixed model ITT analysis, significant interventions effects were observed for the primary outcome: percentage of time spent performing playing-form activities [25.7% (95% CI (7.79-43.65), P = 0.008, d = 1.52]. Significant interventions effects were also observed for coach perceptions, player game skills, and player self-perceptions (P < 0.05). No significant changes were observed for player enjoyment, motivation, or wellbeing. The MASTER program was effective in improving coach and player self-perceptions, and coaching practices of netball coaches during training sessions.
- Subject
- game-based coaching; holistic development; learning environment; life skills; youth sport
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1438653
- Identifier
- uon:40677
- Identifier
- ISSN:1747-9541
- Language
- eng
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