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APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2020, Vol. 5
mentors to support them to gain self-confidence
and self-efficacy in their coaching delivery. Gareth
also identified a need to address the gender gap by
employing more female educators to provide role
models for women undertaking coach education
courses. Finally, he suggested that coach education
courses adopt an interpersonal approach where
course content is contextualised to meet the
individual needs of women rugby coaches.
The value of diversity
Phoebe Schecter shared her experience of being one
of only three females to work in a coaching role in
the National Football League (NFL). Her presentation
focused on the benefits of having a more diverse
workforce using her experience of working with
male players in the NFL. Phoebe talked about
how having a diverse range of people within the
coaching workforce from different backgrounds
increased the variety of experiences and views
within the workforce. She emphasised that diversity
is important because it leads to faster problem
solving, increased creativity and, ultimately,
improved performance.
Get Set to Go: an evaluation
Sam Perks shared the Get Set to Go evaluation
conducted by Mind and Loughborough University.
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Sam highlighted that the purpose of Get Set to Go
is to help people with mental health problems to
be more active in their local community. Interviews
and focus groups were conducted with over 1,000
participants to explore their experiences of Get Set
to Go and those who were involved in delivering
the programme to provide recommendations for
how organisations can support people with mental
health problems to become more active. There were
several recommendations that Sam shared in his
presentation that organisations can incorporate to
support people with mental health conditions. These
included: 1) promoting walking as an achievable
activity, 2) send personalised text messages, and
3) provide volunteer training and support. More
information about the programme can be found here.
CLA: a player's view
Kenny Newlands also created a poster in
preparation for the poster challenge, although
he was unable to take part on the day. Kenny’s
research focused on understanding women football
players’ perceptions of experiencing a constraints
led approach (CLA). Specifically, he wanted to
explore players’ knowledge of the CLA, their
experiences and thoughts on the future use of a
CLA. Kenny conducted interviews with 12 female
footballers as well as conducting observations of