Achieving a disciplined science
of coaching at this stage of
evolution is one of the most
exciting frontiers in our field of
practice and is a critical step
toward recognition of coaching as
a profession. Without exception,
a field of practice must submit
to disciplined observation,
analysis and interpretation on
this journey. While we have seen
the body of coaching research
expand exponentially within
the last decade thanks to the
effort of a pioneering group of
researchers and practitioners, a
disciplined science of coaching
can only take shape with the
processes of coach training and
education as its foundation.
The foundational knowledge
supporting an understanding
at which coaching behaviors
are and aren’t ef