The Impact an Online Learning Platform has on Coaches' Behaviour and Practice

An in-depth nine-month research study conducted in partnership with Hull University has shown that being a member of ConnectedCoaches can make you a better coach.
The purpose of the project was to investigate the benefit of deliberately designed and delivered learning, which included coaches’ engagement with ConnectedCoaches, on the development and subsequent behaviour and practice of coaches.
The journeys of three coaches were tracked, and their progress monitored and analysed. The findings of the funded study concluded that an online community can serve as a useful tool to assist coaches on their wider learning journey. Examples of the coaches' use of ConnectedCoaches include encouraging thinking and relfection and giving them a sense of empowerment and providing them with greataer autonomy of choice over what they learned and when they learned it, affording them the opportunity to develop at their own pace.