Touch Screen Technology: Implementing a Technologically-Enhanced Profiling System for Student Sport Coaches

Oct 15, 2026

The document presents an exploratory case study on implementing and using Touch Screen Technology (TST) as an innovative coaching profiling system for student sport coaches. The study examines how the system supports assessment of coaching behaviours, enabling the collection, storage, retrieval, and presentation of data on coaching competences. Trainee coaches (N=100) used TST during an internship, and evidence from questionnaires, journals, and interviews (N=20) shows overwhelmingly positive responses, with benefits including clearer assessment criteria and improved awareness.

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Introduction

Volume 44(3) Fall/automne 2018 Touch Screen Technology: Implementing a Technologically-Enhanced Profiling System for Student Sport Coaches La technologie des écrans tactiles : mettre en œuvre un système de profilage amélioré par la technologie pour les entraîneurs sportifs en formation Tom Browne, Nanyang Technological University John Lyle, Leeds Beckett University Abstract This exploratory case study evaluates the implementation and use by student coaches of an innovative coaching profiling system, Touch Screen Technology (TST), to assess coaching behaviours. The study was designed to evaluate the potential of this technologically-enhanced assessment system as a profiling option for gathering, storing, retrieving, and presenting data about coaching competences. The case study documents and evaluates trainee coaches’ (N=100) experiences of using TST during an internship, identifying the advantages and challenges of implementation, and evaluating the potential for coach education and development. Evidence was triangulated from questionnaires, journals, and interviews (N=20) . The responses from the coaches were overwhelmingly positive. The touch screen technology, specified assessment criteria, and graphical profiling helped to integrate assessment into the program along with increased awareness and understanding of the assessment process. The students’ subsequent reflections on the components of the coaching process positively impacted their performance. The study concludes that TST has the potential to assist in enhancing the learning process and bridging the gap between education and practice. Attention is drawn to the challenges of implementation. Résumé Cette étude de cas exploratoire évalue la mise en œuvre et l’utilisation, par les élèvesentraîneurs, d’un système innovateur de profilage d’entraîneurs, la technologie des écrans tactiles (« TÉT »), pour évaluer les comportements des entraîneurs. L’étude a été conçue pour évaluer le potentiel de ce système d’évaluation technologiquement amélioré comme option de profilage pour la collecte, l’entreposage, la récupération et la présentation de données sur les compétences des entraîneurs. L’étude de cas documente et évalue les expériences d’utilisation de la TÉT par les entraîneurs stagiaires (N=100) durant un stage tout en relevant les avantages et les défis liés à la mise en œuvre et en évaluant le potentiel pour la formation et le développement des entraîneurs. Les preuves ont été triangulées à partir de questionnaires, de journaux et d’entrevues (N=20). Les réponses des entraîneurs ont été très largement positives. La technologie des écrans tactiles, les critères d’évaluation précisés et le profilage graphique, tout comme la sensibilisationet la compréhension accrue du processus d’évaluation, ont aidé à intégrer l’évaluation au programme. Les réflexions subséquentes des élèves sur les composantes du processusd’entraînement ont eu une incidence positive sur leur rendement. L’étude conclut que la TÉT a le potentiel d’aider à améliorer le processus d’apprentissage et à combler l’écueil entre l’éducation et la pratique. L’étude attire l’attention vers les défis liés à la mise en œuvre. Introduction Assessment of sport coaching expertise has received less attention than it merits (Cassidy, Jones, & Potrac, 2009; Papailiou, Strigas, Travlos, & Kipreos, 2015), but its value as a learning process is undeniable (Araya, Bennie, & O’Connor, 2015) . This paper reports on the implementation of innovative technology as a method of assessment, using a newly constructed profiling system based on TST. Much of the existing feedback associated with coaching expertise and interventions has been founded on performance profiles that provide relevant information about coaching performance (Butterworth, O’Donoghue, & Cropley, 2013), and a number of validated observation systems on coaching behaviours have been developed (Cushion, Harvey, Muir & Nelson, 2012) . However, these ha

FAQs

What is the Touch Screen Technology (TST) system used for?

TST is used to assess coaching behaviours through a coaching profiling system that supports collecting, storing, retrieving, and presenting data about coaching competences.

How was the study evidence collected and analyzed?

Evidence was triangulated using questionnaires, journals, and interviews involving trainee coaches (N=100) and interview participants (N=20).

What did the study conclude about TST for coach education and development?

The study concludes that TST has potential to enhance the learning process and help bridge the gap between education and practice, while also highlighting implementation challenges.

Oct 15, 2026

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