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APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2020, Vol. 5
Editorial
Edel Quin
University of Chichester and Safe in Dance International
It is my pleasure to contribute to this latest edition
of the Applied Coaching Research Journal. As a
teacher (ie coach), educator, researcher and author
in dance and dance science, I advocate for
research-informed practice. I am fortunate to
contribute to many organisations such as One
Dance UK, Safe in Dance International, and the
International Association for Dance Medicine
& Science where there is a shared mission for
distilling the latest peer-reviewed research into
applicable and relevant mediums for dissemination
to those with the power to enact change for
generations to come – the dancers and dance
teachers/coaches. To that end, the mission of this
journal fits perfectly with my personal vocation
and I am delighted to introduce the valuable and
meaningful research papers that you will encounter
in the following pages.
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This edition includes articles from the recent
successful research conference held at Derby County
Football Club. The conference was fittingly themed
under the title #MaximisingPotential. The first piece
shares some of the images from the conference and
shows the diverse range of sessions that were on
offer.
The second article by Andy Bradshaw, Dr Don
Vinson and Dr Andy Cale, explores the learning
journeys of coach developers enrolled on the
2018/19 UK Coaching Strive programme. The role
of a coach developer and the impact they can have
on the coaches they encounter is a vital link in
the chain of maximising potential at every level
of practice. Although this article focuses on the
Strive programme specifically, the methodology
and findings are applicable across coach developer