ABSTRACT
The nature of community coaching is very chaotic, with Lisa, the novice coach, working with a variety of vulnerable groups across differing ages. Lisa is poorly prepared for the realities of entering the world of community coaching and sports provision. With the absence of support structures, e.g. National Governing Body training programmes, the role of mentor becomes imperative, with mentoring responsibilities spread between Martyn and the rest of the team. Mentoring is an embedded daily practice, centred on a ‘desire to talk with a purpose’ to drive Lisa’s learning so that she becomes an effective community coach.
