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APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2018, Vol. 2
WHAT ARE THE
KEY SUCCESSES
OF THE CRIC
GROUP?
Conferences: the CRiC has successfully
held four international conferences (the
fifth happening in 2019) and held the
first CRiC Coaching in the Community
Conference in April 2018.
Publications: CRiC researchers publish
world-leading and internationally
renowned research, assessed through
the Research Excellence Framework
(REF) within the areas of sports coaching
practice, sports coach education,
the history of sports coaching, child
protection and the use of video-based
feedback in sports coaching. They have
published books and special editions for
journals. In addition, we have a member
of CRiC on the editorial board for Sports
Coaching Review.
Funding: The group has attracted
research council funding.
Members of CRiC are also still active
practitioners in the field.
LAURA, YOU
ORGANISED
THE FIRST
COACHING
IN THE
COMMUNITY
CONFERENCE
EARLIER
THIS YEAR IN
CONJUNCTION
WITH THE
CRIC. HOW DID
YOU THINK IT
WENT?
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Yes, on Wednesday 25 April 2018, MMU
(Cheshire Campus) and Buckinghamshire
New University hosted the first Coaching
in the Community Conference in
partnership with the CRiC. Organised
by Dr Ben Ives and myself, this event
built on a strong history of conferences
previously delivered by the CRiC. We
were very happy with the event and
received positive feedback from the
delegates. For us, the day provided an
important and much-needed platform
for academics, coach educators, policy
makers and practitioners to come
together to share and debate research,
critical experiences and expertise,
in relation to the development of
community sports coaching. Particular
attention was paid to exploring:
• the everyday realities of community
coaching practice
• coach education and mentoring
• developing community coaching
practice.
The significance of these discussions
were grounded in the generation of
new and original knowledge, in relation
to the experiences and development
of community sports coaches, who
are increasingly being used to deliver
schemes to achieve a variety of sporting
and non-sporting policy priorities. To
follow the research and discussions from
the day, follow us on Twitter
@CRiC_2018 and @mmucric