Ahlgren, R. L., Housner, L. D., and Jones, D. F. (1998). Qualitative analysis of experienced

and inexperienced basketball coaches during practice. Applied Research In Coaching and

Athletics Manual, 142-163.

Kathleen Wack and David Robertson

Type of, purpose of study/paper, theoretical framework/background

• Qualitative Study--Studied 10 experienced and 10 inexperienced high and middle school basketball coaches

• Quality of practice session—planning, demonstrating, providing instructional cues, sequential, skill-related feedback

• Early research on Wooden and Kush—– Majority of practice behaviors instructional

– Significant criticism followed by feedback

Background and significance of study…what did it report to add?

• Related to the process of teaching physical education

• Focus on skill acquisition

• What coaches do and how they do it as well as what coaches say and when they say it

Methods/Analysis

• Questionnaire mailed out—80/145=55.1%

• Criteria—Experienced and Inexperienced

• Planning

• Practice

• Debriefing

• All verbalizations were transcribed and audio-taped

Analysis Methods

• 5 experienced coaches viewed the video-tape; each viewed 5 practice sessions—high degree of consistency

• Qualitative Measures of Teaching Performance Scale (QMTPS) (Rink and Warner, 1989) 7-Categories

• 3-independent researchers read and summarized the verbal protocols—either positive or negative

Findings/Main arguments

• Three

• Bullet points

• Per slide

Conclusions/implications for practice and/or future research

• Three

• Bullet points

• Per slide

What We Took From This Article

• Planning is important in the instructional process

• As a teacher/coach it is important what you say and how you say it to enhance student/player skill acquisition

Questions To The Audience

• What is an obstacle in becoming a successful coach or a successful teacher?

Questions?