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Female Coaching Survey 2017
1.
What is the highest level of coaching qualification you hold?
Tri Leader
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Tutor
Other (please specify)
2.
Approximately how many years have you been coaching triathlon
Less than 1
1
2
3
4
5 or more
3.
Which group of triathletes do you currently coach? (select all that apply)
Juniors (club level)
Juniors (development)
Adults (club, age groupers)
Elite/High Perforance
Other (please specify)
4.
What are your future aspirations as a coach? (select all that apply)
To continue to manage my current coaching with external commitments
To develop further competencies within my current role
To support the development of other coaches in my club
To set up additional sessions to cater for new groups in my club (e.g. juniors)
To set up talent development sessions
To undertake formal CPD
To complete a higher level coaching course
To coach higher level athletes
To work towards a High Performance Coaching pathway
Unsure
None
Other (please specify)
5.
What areas of CPD would most appeal to female coaches? (select all that apply)
Yoga/Pilates/Core for Triathlon
Health and Nutrition
Bike handling and bike maintenance
Run skills workshops
Training plans and programmes
Coaching Juniors
Strength and conditioning
Open Water Swimming
Other (please specify)
6.
If offered the opportunity would you like to follow a High Performance Coaching Pathway in the future (select all that apply)
Yes I feel I could do it now
Yes if I had the necessary qualifications/experience etc
Not Sure
No my skills and personality are more suited to my current coaching role
No I would not have time
No it doesn't interest me
Other (please specify)
7.
There are currently fewer female triathlon coaches, what do you think are the reasons for this? (select all that apply)
Uncertainty around the route into coaching
Women feel they lack the necessary experience
Lack of confidence
Concerns over their own fitness/speed
An expectation within the sport that only men are able to coach triathletes
Women are perceived as being more suited to a chaperone that coaching role
Conflicting family responsibilities
Male dominated coaching networks
The culture/environment is not always a positive one for female coaches
Lack of female mentors
Gender issues in a wider society
Other (please specify)
8.
What could Triathlon Ireland do to support women who are interested in becoming a coach/developing as a coach? (select all that apply)
Specific coaching courses/seminars for women
A women's coaching network
Talks from women who coach elite athletes (in triathlon and other sports)
Better guidance on the coaching pathway
Opportunities to shadow coaches
Mentoring
Supported personal development plans
Supporting women to access external networks and funding
Introduce minimum ratios of male to female coaches
Other (please specify)
9.
Would you be interested in joining a female triathlon coaching network? (select all that apply)
Yes, an online community
Yes, a Facebook group
Yes, via email
Yes, national face-to-face
Yes, regional face-to-face
Not Sure
No
10.
What do you think would encourage more women to become coaches or undertake additional qualifications/CPD? (select all that apply)
Knowing their would be plenty of other women there
Delivering courses at alternative times/in alternative formats (e.g. smaller blocks of time in the evenings)
Provide more information prior to the course (more detail about what is required from attendees)
Provide a mentoring system for female coaches
Promote female coaching role models
Ensure coach education/CPD matches frequently preferred learning styles of women
Female only courses
Other (please specify)
11.
How else could Triathlon Ireland support women's triathlon coaching journey?
12.
Would you be interested in becoming a mentor for other female coaches either in your own club or on a national scale?
Yes
No
If YES Please provide your name and email address below