Review and Evaluate Coaching Programmes in Sport and Physical Activity

This standard is about monitoring, evaluating and improving structured coaching programmes delivered over an agreed period of time within sport and physical activity contexts.

It applies to coaches working in environments including community sport, education-based activity, club settings and structured participation programmes. The coach uses planned methods and relevant evidence to assess programme effectiveness, review participant needs, progress, outcomes and feedback, involve participants and others in the review process, and inform improvements to future sessions and programme development.

The coach uses evaluation findings to support continuous improvement within defined professional and organisational boundaries.

1. Work in accordance with relevant legislation, organisational policies and codes of conduct applicable to the coaching context.
2. Implement planned and appropriate methods to monitor and review coaching programmes, using relevant evidence to assess participant needs, progress, responses and outcomes.
3. Collect and analyse relevant qualitative and quantitative evidence on participant experience, progress and programme effectiveness.
4. Involve participants and others in the evaluation process in line with programme aims, context and organisational procedures.
5. Evaluate programme outcomes against agreed aims, goals and success criteria.
6. Record, summarise and report evaluation findings in accordance with organisational requirements.
7. Develop evidence-based recommendations to improve coaching programmes and better meet participant needs.
8. Implement agreed improvements to current and future coaching programmes within own role and responsibility.
9. Evaluate own professional practice in relation to programme outcomes and identify development needs.

K1 The legislation, organisational policies, codes of conduct, duty of care, safeguarding responsibilities and professional standards that apply across different coaching contexts.

K2 Methods of monitoring and reviewing coaching programmes, including how to select and apply appropriate tools and approaches in line with programme aims, participant needs and context.

K3 Methods of collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative evidence to evaluate participant experience, progress, outcomes and programme effectiveness.

K4 The range of participant support needs that may influence programme effectiveness, participant outcomes and evaluation findings.

K5 How inclusion and accessibility inform programme design, delivery structures, participant engagement and evaluation criteria.

K6 The importance of involving participants and others in the evaluation process, and how their feedback contributes to programme improvement.

K7 How to evaluate programme outcomes against agreed aims, goals and success criteria.

K8 Organisational requirements for recording, reporting and storing evaluation findings.

K9 How to develop evidence-based recommendations for improving coaching programmes and better meeting participant needs.

K10 How evaluation findings can be used to inform agreed improvements to current and future programmes within own role and responsibility.

K11 Principles of reflective practice and how to evaluate own professional practice in relation to programme outcomes.

K12 The importance of continuous professional development in maintaining and improving programme quality.

K13 The importance of working within own scope of professional responsibility when recommending and implementing programme changes.

SKASC1, SKASC2 and SKASPC2