Coaching player decision making in rugby union: exploring coaches espoused theories and theories in use as an indicator of effective coaching practice by Michael Ashford, Ed Cope, Andrew Abraham, Jamie Poolton

“…Materials and Methods: In this study five English Regional Academy Rugby Union Coaches participated in a semi-structured interview, three categorised systematic observations of their coaching practice and a self-confrontation interview to explore; (i) the espoused theories coaches believe they use in practice; (ii) the theories in use within their coaching practice and; (iii) the alignment and misalignment between their espoused theories and theories in use during their coaching practice. …”
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