A deconstruction of coaching philosophy

Figures & data

Table 1. Participant information.

Coach (pseudonym)	Alan	Stu	John	Pete	Lee	Tony	Tom	Dan	Jude	Ian
Age	29	35	21	24	55	39	49	46	37	32
Age group	9’s	11’s	9’s	10’s	12’s	13’s	14’s	16’s	16’s	11’s
Postgraduate education award in sport	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Undergraduate education award in sport	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Highest coaching award	B	B	B	L2	A	B	B	A	B	B
F.A. Youth Award	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Teaching qualification	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Years’ coaching experience	10	11	3	6	38	15	17	9	13	7
Years coaching at the Academy	2	3	2	2	2	8	13	4	3	2
Played as a professional	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Played semi-professional	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No

L2 – The English Football Association level 2 coaching award.

B – Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) B level 3 coaching licence.

A – Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) A level 4 coaching licence.