Understanding Workplace Collaboration In Coaching In Team Sports
Dr. Edward Hall, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation at Northumbria University where he is Programme Leader of the MSc Sport Performance and Analysis. Edward’s research, doctoral supervision and education work is driven by a fascination with the relational, (micro) political and emotional complexities of sports work. His scholarship critically explores how networks of social relations influence the thoughts, feelings and (inter) actions of sport professionals, and how sense is made of experiences, relationships, and the self.
As an ethnographer and sport sociologist his aim is to critically examine in-situ the opportunities and challenges associated with professional practice in order toinform and impact workforce development to the benefit of those leading, working and participating in sport and exercise. Externally, Edward is a board member for the Cluster for Research into Coaching (CRIC) and Chair of the 6th International Coaching Conference. Across two decades of work as a mentor and consultant in industry his clients include governing bodies, elite professional sport teams, and some of the world’s leading coaches and coach educators
Today’s conversation revolves around the challenges of collaboration in coaching in team sports. Where Assistant Professor Dr Edward Hall and I discuss research and practical applications. Points that we touch on include coaches’ relationships, preparation and planning in order to foster a culture of trust, loyalty, and accountability.
Key Learning Points:
Winning is hugely important in a high performance context and is a huge driver when designing training sessions and creating key performance indicators.
There is a huge need for coaches to work together collectively to achieve organisational goals, parking their own ego’s and motivations.
Coaches can fear competition, limited job opportunities, job safety and short-term contracts, which go on to lead in Machiavellian behaviours.
Preparation is key to collective work, with a cyclical approach to planning and preparation helpful.
Sport coaches should be careful, prudent, and honest in their deliberations before and after practice to maximize athlete engagement and performance.
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