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Andrew Abraham
Researcher at Leeds Beckett University
Publications - 31
Citations - 1250
Andrew Abraham is an academic researcher from Leeds Beckett University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coaching & Computer science. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 25 publications receiving 1017 citations. Previous affiliations of Andrew Abraham include Manchester Metropolitan University.
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The coaching schematic: Validation through expert coach consensus
TL;DR: A model of coaching in the form of a schematic that reflects the coaching process from both a content and information-processing stance is offered and confirmed that the schematic was valid and could form the basis of focused interventions in coaching development.
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Examining and Extending Research in Coach Development
Andrew Abraham,Dave Collins +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that behavioral assessment and knowledge base assessment are flawed due to their inability to adequately improve coach development by failing to answer three fundamental questions: What knowledge should be taught to novice coaches? What is the optimal method for teaching this knowledge? And how should we assess to encourage learning.
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Effective Talent Development: The Elite Coach Perspective in UK Sport
TL;DR: In this paper, a thorough examination of the goals, nature, and systems of 16 coaches with significant expertise in talent development was carried out across 13 different sports across the UK in order to provide a detailed picture of effective goals and systems within TDEs.
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Taking the Next Step: Ways Forward for Coaching Science
Andrew Abraham,Dave Collins +1 more
TL;DR: Coaching is no longer a subset of physical education or sport psychology but is rather an established vocation for research as mentioned in this paper, and the commonalities across these research approaches suggest that coaching is social, political, and pedagogical in nature.