ABSTRACT
Currently, there is an emerging interest regarding coach education and its impact on the learning and development of coaching practitioners (Chesterfield et al. 2010). The primary purpose of this research was to explore the sociological issues associated with the complexities of the coach education process among female football coaches. Existing research has considered the current state of affairs for females within the sport coaching profession, however, little investigations have occurred that examine a female’s experiences and associated issues and/or concerns with the formal coach education process. Therefore, female football coaches’ perspectives on the value, impact and equality of formal coach education drove the development and implementation of this research study. This chapter begins by highlighting the under-representation of women football coaches before discussing, in depth, existing issues. An analysis of coach learning is subsequently featured, followed by the theoretical framework and methodology for this research study. Next, the results and key findings are discussed, in relation to appropriate existing key literature. A summary and recommendations are provided to close the chapter.
