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- Title
The Coach Education Internship Experience: An Exploratory Study.
- Authors
Dieffenbach, Kristen D.; Murray, Melissa; Zakrajsek, Rebecca
- Abstract
Little is known about the nature of the academically structured student coach internship. This study provided a preliminary exploration of the internship experience in the university setting from the student coach perspective. Student coach internship experiences were found to vary widely both in terms of opportunities to coach and in the nature of the academic supervision received. While the majority of students felt their internships were a positive experience that prepared them for a career in coaching, a small percentage of participants reported that they had few opportunities to perform coaching actions, highlighting the lack of consistency in coaching education internship experiences. Recommendations for coaching educators and future researchers are explored.
- Subjects
TRAINING of athletic coaches; INTERNSHIP programs; EXPERIENCE; OPPORTUNITY; STUDENTS; TRAINING; COLLEGE sports coaching
- Publication
International Journal of Coaching Science, 2011, Vol 5, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
1975-8286
- Publication type
Article