Understanding Effective Transitions between a Coach and an Athlete

The project aims to establish a recommendation of best practice for coaches, Governing Bodies and high performance managers to follow when transitioning an athlete to work with a new coach. Athlete transitions in sport are an area of ever growing interest for sports researchers and National Governing Bodies, however very little research has been carried out in relation to transitions of this nature within an athletes sporting career. There is a need to further understand the impact that successful and unsuccessful transitions in this area have on an athlete’s performance and wellbeing.