THE three STUDIES

In order to try and start to develop a movement screen that can actually be used within the grassroots game (either male, female, or mixed teams / clubs), we have to try and gain a thorough understanding of the current views, knowledge and perceptions of practising grassroots coaches.

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This is why we need you to complete the linked survey.

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I'm sure you have been told in the past about some fantastic coaching drill or exercise programme that has been developed higher in the football pyramid… but whilst it works great for Premier League football academies, the ability to use it in a grassroots setting is significantly reduced.

 

Completing the survey will help researchers develop something specifically for use within the grassroots game, taking into account many of your specific industry needs.

 

Access the survey here
 

Once we have gathered a broad representation of the views of grassroots coaches within England, semi-structured interviews will take place with a smaller cohort of coaches who specialise in coaching female grassroots youth footballers.

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The interviews will take approximately 30 minutes, will be held remotely, and are completely confidential.

The interviews will allow researchers to delve even deeper into the knowledge, perceptions, barriers and facilitators connected with the use of NSTs  in the female grassroots game. 
 

Now that we’ve gathered information from coaches broadly (study one - survey) and in specific details (study two - interviews), researchers can now develop an evidence-based coach education session. The coach education session will upskill grassroots coaches in the use of NSTs. The NSTs included in the session will be selected by researchers due to their specific relevance to the players. 

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Before the coach education session, attendees will be asked to complete a very quick survey to allow researchers to gain the baseline understanding, and we will send a follow-up survey a few weeks after the session to see if/how the content of the education session has influenced the attendees’ future practise. Researchers will then reflect on the sessions, providing further recommendations for future improvements in the coach education field. As with all our studies, attendance at coach education sessions is voluntary and your anonymity will be protected at all times. In writing-up the research no names (nor the names of specific clubs) will be used. 

Given the results of study one, the coach education session will likely be face-to-face (71% of coaches surveyed said they would prefer face to face continued professional development opportunities). 

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If you are interested in attending one of these coach education sessions then please get in contact using the contact details throughout this site.