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APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2018, Vol. 2 Contents 4 6 The Editorial Team Meet our editors: Beth Thompson, Wayne Allison, Louisa Arnold, Paul Greaves and Ben Oakley. Peer Reviewers Meet our team of independent peer reviewers who have helped shaped the content of this journal. Editorial 8 10 18 Louisa Arnold from Kent Sport introduces you to this Autumn edition, where we are exploring new perspectives in coach learning. Evaluation of the Coach Mate Connectors Programme Rus Smith and Dr Kath Leflay, Street Games and University of Wolverhampton. Reflections on a Conversation with a National Coach: The Learning Path from Novice to Expert Pete Vallance, England Futsal. 24 32 42 How Might Online Distance Learning Contribute to Coach Development? Prof. Ben Oakley and Dr Alex Twitchen, The Open University. The Locking Wheel Nut Model Dr Adam L. Kelly, Craig A. Williams, and Mark R. Wilson, Birmingham City University and University of Exeter. Q&A with Dr Laura Gale from the Cluster for Research into Coaching at Manchester Metropolitan University . Conducted by Dr Lisa Whitaker, UK Coaching. 48 Book Review: Managing and Developing Community Sport Reviewed by: Ann-Marie Bunyan, UK Coaching. 3