TY - JOUR
T1 - Sport coaching systems in the European union
T2 - state of the nations
AU - Moustakas, Louis
AU - Lara-Bercial, Sergio
AU - North, Julian
AU - Calvo, Guillermo
PY - 2021/11/2
Y1 - 2021/11/2
N2 - Over the last decade, there has been increased recognition of the size and role of the coaching workforce in Europe. This has led the European Commission to increase its focus on sport coaching and call upon Member States to take steps towards its regulation or professionalisation. However, despite this policy direction, the academic literature, albeit limited to a handful of European countries, has been critical of sport coaching’s capacity and need to move towards a more professionalised status. The purpose of our paper is to begin a discussion about the current and future state of sport coaching across Europe. To do so, we will present the results of an expert survey that provides baseline quantitative data on the current state of coaching across 26 European countries. Results show mixed, but potentially higher than expected, systemic professionalisation of coaching in Europe, though there are also substantial regional differences. We also find significant deficits in national data collection and management; this severely limits the development of a clearer picture and diminishes policymaking. In response to these findings, we propose potential avenues for research and policymaking.
AB - Over the last decade, there has been increased recognition of the size and role of the coaching workforce in Europe. This has led the European Commission to increase its focus on sport coaching and call upon Member States to take steps towards its regulation or professionalisation. However, despite this policy direction, the academic literature, albeit limited to a handful of European countries, has been critical of sport coaching’s capacity and need to move towards a more professionalised status. The purpose of our paper is to begin a discussion about the current and future state of sport coaching across Europe. To do so, we will present the results of an expert survey that provides baseline quantitative data on the current state of coaching across 26 European countries. Results show mixed, but potentially higher than expected, systemic professionalisation of coaching in Europe, though there are also substantial regional differences. We also find significant deficits in national data collection and management; this severely limits the development of a clearer picture and diminishes policymaking. In response to these findings, we propose potential avenues for research and policymaking.
KW - European union
KW - Sport coaching
KW - mapping
KW - policy
KW - professionalisation
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/5fa859c6-b61b-34ce-8209-e37820c18992/
U2 - 10.1080/19406940.2021.1987291
DO - 10.1080/19406940.2021.1987291
M3 - Journal articles
SN - 1940-6959
SN - 1940-6940
SP - 1
EP - 18
JO - International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
JF - International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
ER -