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Jamie Taylor1,2,3, Michael Ashford3,4, Matt Jefferson5
1School of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.
Frontiers in Psychology
|July 17, 2023
Summary
High-performance coaches face daily challenges requiring adaptive skills. Cognitive Task Analysis reveals how coaches flexibly use knowledge, including curriculum knowledge, to meet athlete needs.
Area of Science:
- Sport Coaching
- Cognitive Psychology
- Expertise Studies
Background:
- Limited research exists on high-performance sport coaching practices.
- Understanding coaching expertise across athlete performance levels is lacking.
- Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) is underutilized in coaching research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the cognitive challenges faced by high-performance coaches.
- To understand how coaches utilize knowledge in their practice.
- To explore the application of Cognitive Task Analysis in sport coaching.
Main Methods:
- Applied Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) was employed.
- A semi-structured interview protocol was used.
- Seven high-performance endurance sport coaches were studied.
Main Results:
- Coaches encounter significant day-to-day practical challenges.
- Coaches demonstrate flexible and conditional knowledge application.
- A novel finding is the use of curriculum knowledge for athlete needs projection.
Conclusions:
- Cognitive Task Analysis can effectively uncover cognitive demands in sport coaching.
- Findings offer insights for enhancing coach development programs.
- This study highlights the adaptive expertise required in high-performance coaching.
Keywords:
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