A proposed model for coaching

In the previous chapter the issues in model building were explored and an overview of several early examples of models ‘of’ and ‘for’ the coaching process illustrated their inherent limitations. This chapter consists of an updated version of a proposed model for sport coaching, which is intended to act as a catalyst to further exploration of model building in this academic field of study. The proposed model both builds on the conceptual framework elaborated thus far, and is also a key part of the complete framework. The context and intentions are important. It is necessary to emphasise strongly that, as a model ‘for’ coaching, it is a template to be used to compare to practice and to stimulate research, and thereby to contribute to a gradual refining of our understanding of sport coaching. We acknowledge that the model has many of the weaknesses of model building already described. Nevertheless, by proposing a more detailed account of how coaches operationalise their coaching, it is intended to be more comprehensive and detailed than previous attempts.