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Journal article
Athlete monitoring perspectives of sports coaches and support staff: A scoping review
International journal of sports science & coaching
2024
Abstract
Objectives
To map and summarise the sports coaches’ and support staff's perspectives on athlete monitoring to explore the breadth of literature, identify knowledge gaps and inform future research.
Design
Scoping review based on the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology.
Methods
SPORTDiscus, MEDLINE, APA PsycInfo, and Embase databases were searched in English until 6 September 2022. The inclusion criteria were (1) coach(es) and/or support staff were explicitly questioned about their knowledge, perceptions, understanding, opinions, and/or applied practice of athlete monitoring; (2) results could be directly attributed to coach(es) and/or support staff; (3) primary research projects that are available as full-text. Exclusion criteria were applied for grey literature. The data were extracted into a custom-made data charting spreadsheet.
Results
From the 4381 identified records, 42 met the eligibility criteria. Almost all the studies were conducted within the Anglosphere and at the national or international level. The main reasons for coaches and support staff to implement athlete monitoring were to reduce injury and illness, inform the training program, and improve or maintain performance. While training load monitoring is generally seen as valuable the coaches and support staff acknowledged that there was no perfect scientific approach to monitoring athletes and believed it should be part of the bigger picture, emphasising communication.
Conclusions
There has been a recent surge in research demonstrating that athlete monitoring extends beyond quantitative information and encompasses non-quantified subjective information. This further substantiates that coaches and support staff will remain central to athlete monitoring, even amidst the anticipated technological progress.
Details
- Title
- Athlete monitoring perspectives of sports coaches and support staff: A scoping review
- Authors/Creators
- W.P. Timmerman - Edith Cowan UniversityChris Abbiss - Edith Cowan UniversityNathan Lawler - Murdoch University, Health Futures InstituteMandy StanleyAnnette J. Raynor
- Publication Details
- International journal of sports science & coaching
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Identifiers
- 991005666665207891
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2024
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Health Futures Institute; Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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