Christoph Szedlak

Exploring Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ and Stakeholders’ Perceived Value of A Workshop for Learning Psychosocial Coaching Competencies

Brian T. Gearity, Bettina Callary, Kimberley Eagles, Christoph Szedlak

Commonly used since at least the middle of the 20th century, action research can bridge the gap between science and practice, but within the field of strength and conditioning (S&C), it is a novel research approach. The education and development of S&C …

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Developing Elite Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Practice Through Facilitated Reflection

Christoph Szedlak, Bettina Callary, Matthew J. Smith

Recent research has suggested that strength and conditioning (S&C) coach development should consider constructivist learning theories to promote coach development and learning of psychosocial coaching competencies. Reflective practice can encourage holistic learning through promoting an internal dialogue of the meaningfulness of an …

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Exploring athletes’ socio-cultural experiences of support when living with persistent post-concussion syndrome

Christoph Szedlak, Matthew J. Smith, John C Batten, Nathan E. Howarth et autres

The purpose of this study was to explore how the socio-cultural context impacts athletes living with persistent post-concussion syndrome (PPCS). Following interviews with 19 retired athletes with PPCS, a reflexive, thematic analysis was used to identify two main themes (Feeling Abandoned by …

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Towards realist-informed ripple effects mapping (RREM): positioning the approach

Kevin Harris, James David Nobles, Louis Ryan, Christoph Szedlak et autres

BACKGROUND: Evaluation approaches such as ripple effects mapping (REM) and realist evaluation have emerged as popular methodologies to evidence impact, and the processes of change within public health as part of whole systems approaches. Despite the various examples of their implementation across …

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A sport research teams’ reflections on conducting emotionally demanding research with the bereaved

Jo Batey, Christoph Szedlak

This paper explores the experiences of a sport research team (n = 6) who attended a conference with and then interviewed relatives of athletes whose deaths were linked to traumatic brain injuries through playing sport. Afterwards the research team were interviewed to …

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Planning for the development of strength and conditioning coaches’ psychosocial competencies

Bettina Callary, Brian T. Gearity, Kimberley Eagles, Christoph Szedlak

Co-produced research can engage academics with non-academic partners to improve policy and practices in everyday life. Accordingly, we collaborated with the United Kingdom’s Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) stakeholders. As an ongoing participatory action research (PAR), in phase one we explored the …

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An exploration of how dominant discourses steer U.K. strength and conditioning coach education

Christoph Szedlak, Bettina Callary, Kimberley Eagles, Brian T. Gearity

Psychosocial coaching competencies, including psychological, pedagogical, philosophical, and sociocultural aspects, which underpin an athlete-centred coaching approach, have been largely overlooked by the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) coach education.It is possible to understand why psychosocial competencies have been disregarded by …

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Towards Realist-informed Ripple Effects Mapping: Positioning the approach

Kevin Harris, James David Nobles, Louis Ryan, Christoph Szedlak et autres

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Aligning online and remote coaching with the digital age: Novel perspectives for an emerging field of research and practice

Blake Bennett, Christoph Szedlak

In the context of contemporary coaching, it is necessary to explore approaches that cater to the needs and preferences of modern learners. Given the emergence of online/remote coaching and coach development (ORC/CD) in recent years, this could involve the exploration of frameworks …

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Special Issue in Online and Remote Coaching: Exploring Coaching Delivery and Coach Education in Online/Digital Environments

Christoph Szedlak, Blake Bennett, Matthew J. Smith

As research in the field of coaching and coach development continues to expand, new ideas, new concepts, and alternative paradigms challenge our current understanding of how coaches might work effectively in different environments/contexts.While online coaching and coach education were growing in popularity …

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Coach Development: In Situ Examples of Translating Research Into Practice Within Strength and Conditioning

Andy Gillham, Christoph Szedlak

Researchers highlight the importance of using constructivist, learner-centered approaches to develop effective strength and conditioning (S&C) coaching practice, such as reflective practice and community of practice. Such approaches are relational meaning that the S&C coach developer must build effective relationships with the …

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Defining psychosocial strength and conditioning coaching competencies: A participatory action research approach

Bettina Callary, Brian T. Gearity, Kimberley Eagles, Christoph Szedlak

Strength and conditioning (S&C) practitioners need to know and apply varying and diverse psychosocial competencies in their practice. The definitions of psychosocial coaching competencies are poorly understood and multiple interpretations exist. The purpose of this study was to define psychosocial S&C practice …

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