A computerised analysis of female coaching behaviour with male and female athletes

Psychologists have accepted for many years that certain behaviours are conducive to effective learning (Bandura, 1969). Whilst much of the research in this area has concentrated on the educational implications of teaching behaviour, little work has examined the implications of coaching behaviour on the athlete. Early observation systems primarily used hand notation (Lacy and Darst, 1984) which allowed for the quantitative recording of a coach's verbal comments. Recent advances in computer technology have enabled the development of a Computerised Coaching Analysis System (CCAS) – (Franks et al., 1988).