ABSTRACT
Coaches are considered the key actors in the delivery of instruction to participants in a range of sporting contexts. In synthesizing the literature, the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) purports that the motives, aspirations, and needs of all sport participants change throughout the life span and therefore, coaches’ ideologies, knowledge, and competence should reflect these varying needs (ICCE, 2013). Indeed, all forms of coaching should be valued for the potential contribution to the learning and development of sport participants throughout their life span (Mallett, 2013). The ongoing learning of coaches in all contexts is essential so that they might become more expert practitioners and better placed to deliver the potential benefits of sport engagement.
