Self-identified and observed coaching styles of Australian junior community cricket coaches
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| Article Title | Self-identified and observed coaching styles of Australian junior community cricket coaches |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 214312 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | SueSee, Brendan, Pill, Shane and Hewitt, Mitch |
| Journal Title | The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science |
| Journal Citation | 19 (2), pp. 8-18 |
| Number of Pages | 11 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Sport & Exercise Science New Zealand |
| Place of Publication | New Zealand |
| ISSN | 2703-240X |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.36905/jses.2025.02.02 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://jses.net/self-identified-and-observed-coaching-styles-of-australian-junior-community-cricket-coaches/ |
| Abstract | This paper addresses the question: Were the observed coaching styles of community cricket coaches in alignment with their self-reported use of coaching styles of the Game Sense approach (GSA)? Coaches practice was observed and analysed using the Spectrum of Coaching Styles (Pill et al., 2022). Five styles were observed: Coaching by Task – Style B, Individual Programming – Style D, Guided Discovery – Style F, Problem Solving – Style G and Creativity – Style H. In the Spectrum of Coaching Styles, Style B and D are regarded as coaching for reproduction of the knowledge, skills and understanding described and prescribed by the coach, whilst Style F, G and H necessitate participants to solve problems created by the coach and they are the styles most often associated with a GSA. The coaches self-identified coaching practice as a GSA did not align with the observed coaching styles during this study. Contextual to this study, Cricket Australia’s (CA) principles of coaching espouse principles associated with a game-based approach such as the GSA. The ideas coaches espoused regarding their coaching and their observed coaching suggests improved pedagogical knowledge is required. |
| Keywords | coaching styles; cricket; Spectrum of coaching styles |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390111. Physical education and development curriculum and pedagogy |
| 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified | |
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| Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
| Flinders University | |
| Tennis Australia, Australia |
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