Sport
KT Bulletin #12: Working with Athletes with a Disability: Through a Coach’s Lens
Published: May 2022
Authors: Jain, S., Strasdin, H., & Flood, S.M.
This Knowledge Translation (KT) bulletin summarizes a 2018 report exploring coaches’ perceptions and experiences working with athletes with disabilities. It highlights key research findings on coaches’ demographics, their self-assessed capabilities and motivations, and the challenges related to learning and development pathways, beliefs, and behaviours in coaching athletes with disabilities.
This research aims to help optimize the quality of coaches’ and athletes’ sport experiences. For a full copy of the KT bulletin, please click on the PDF file below.