Coaches Perceptions and Use of an Online Sport Psychology Resource

Sport psychology has become widely applied in coaching practices to assist in athletic success. Despite the increased use, there is a lack of evidence-based sport psychology information available to coaches in the form of informal sources. The aim of this study was to explore coaches’ perceptions and use of a sport psychology website using mixed methods. Eight coaches participated in semi-structured interviews. A thematic analysis revealed five themes (current use, accessibility, attitudes, website use, website engagement). Google Analytics demonstrated coaches’ engagement with the website. Findings suggested that coaches perceive sport psychology to be relevant to their sport and the website sportpsychologyforcoaches.ca was effective in providing new ideas to coaches. Furthermore, this research offers evidence on the value of online resources in providing coaches with readily applicable sport psychology information for their coaching practices.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Kinesiology

Grantor dc:publisher

The University of Western Ontario

Year dc:date.issued

2020

Author dc:creator

• Farhat, Jade

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Hall, Craig
• Mitchell, Marc

• sport psychology
• coaches
• sources of learning
• qualitative research
• Google Analytics

Language dc:language.iso

en_ca

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14721/30025

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:uwo.scholaris.ca:20.500.14721/30025