Nutritional knowledge of UK coaches
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Cockburn, E., Fortune, A., Briggs, M. and Rumbold, P. 2014. Nutritional knowledge of UK coaches. Nutrients. 6 (4), pp. 1442-1453. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu6041442
Type | Article |
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Title | Nutritional knowledge of UK coaches |
Authors | Cockburn, E., Fortune, A., Briggs, M. and Rumbold, P. |
Abstract | Athletes obtain nutritional information from their coaches, yet their competency in this area is lacking. Currently, no research exists in the UK which has a different coach education system to many other countries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the sports nutrition knowledge of UK coaching certificate (UKCC) level 2 and 3, hockey and netball qualified coaches. All coaches (n = 163) completed a sports nutrition questionnaire to identify: (a) if they provided nutritional advice (b) their level of sport nutrition knowledge; and (c) factors that may have contributed to their level of knowledge. Over half the coaches provided advice to their athletes (n = 93, 57.1%), even though they were not competent to do so. Coaches responded correctly to 60.3 ± 10.5% of all knowledge questions with no differences between those providing advice and those who did not (p > 0.05). Those coaches who had undertaken formal nutrition training achieved higher scores than those who had not (p < 0.05). In conclusion, UK sports coaches would benefit from continued professional development in sports nutrition to enhance their coaching practice. |
Research Group | Physiology at the London Sport Institute |
Journal | Nutrients |
ISSN | 2072-6643 |
Publication dates | |
10 Apr 2014 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 18 Sep 2015 |
Accepted | 28 Mar 2014 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/nu6041442 |
Language | English |
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