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Darren Watts PhD @DWCoach1

University Teacher in Sport Coaching & Sport Pedagogy. Loughborough University. Coach/Coach Educator/Coach Developer. PhD, SFHEA, MSc, PGCE, MSST. Views my own

Joined June 2016
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Darren Watts PhD retweeted
Sport, Education and Society Journal@SESJournal
18 Feb 2025
Latest Open Access 🔓 article in @SESJournal: Experiences of a parent-coach: ‘a different ball game’ – an autoethnographic account By @DWCoach1 Access below ⤵️ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Experiences of a parent-coach: ‘a different ball game’ – an autoethnographic account

Volunteer parent-coaches form a substantive component of the global coaching workforce and their contributions to children’s sporting participation are both vital and commendable. However, despite ...

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LboroSSEHS@LboroSSEHS
15 Feb 2025
Check out @DWCoach1 article titled Experiences of a parent-coach: ‘a different ball game’ which has been published in @SESJournal
Darren Watts PhD@DWCoach1
13 Feb 2025
Pleased to share this: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… Thanks to @SESJournal
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Pleased to share this: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… Thanks to @SESJournal

Experiences of a parent-coach: ‘a different ball game’ – an autoethnographic account

Volunteer parent-coaches form a substantive component of the global coaching workforce and their contributions to children’s sporting participation are both vital and commendable. However, despite ...

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Rhys Edwards@RhysEdwards_10
21 Feb 2022
WE ARE RECRUITING 📋 Lead Physiotherapist 🏉 Mens Rugby Union 📆 Closing Date: 28th February 2022 💷 Salary: Grade 6 ⚠️ CLOSES SOON uksport.gov.uk/jobs-in-sport…
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LboroSSEHS@LboroSSEHS
25 Jan 2022
See the latest research papers published by academics @LboroSSEHS lboro.ac.uk/departments/sseh…
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Really pleased to receive over 1000 views in 3 weeks. Coach educators' experiences in different sports - important voices.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Exploring professional coach educators’ realities, challenges and workplace relationships

Despite scholarly interest in formal coach education, there is a paucity of research with professional coach educators (tutors). To date, and despite their crucial role in certifying and developing...

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Prof Chris Cushion@CoachC1
30 Dec 2021
Important not to see coach educators/developers as a homogenous group; @DWCoach1 work here showing experience & experiences are influential but varied - open access Exploring professional coach educators’ realities, challenges and workplace relationships tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Exploring professional coach educators’ realities, challenges and workplace relationships

Despite scholarly interest in formal coach education, there is a paucity of research with professional coach educators (tutors). To date, and despite their crucial role in certifying and developing...

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Pleased to see this work with coach educators (tutors) working in a range of UK sports published. Important voices. Prof Cushion @coachc1 and Prof Cale @LboroSSEHS tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Exploring professional coach educators’ realities, challenges and workplace relationships

Despite scholarly interest in formal coach education, there is a paucity of research with professional coach educators (tutors). To date, and despite their crucial role in certifying and developing...

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Darren Watts PhD retweeted
Coach & Volunteer Academy@LboroCVA
28 Sep 2021
Interested in coaching alongside your studies? 🏀 Join us online this Friday at 6pm for our Coaching Briefing to find out about the variety of opportunties to get involved! Click here to register 👉 bit.ly/3zOdq7g
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Dan Helesfay@DanHelesfay
1 Sep 2021
Teamwork makes the dream work! So many exciting prospects linked to this role, for both the Women & Girls game but also for our fantastic region. Get your application in below! 👇 🌪🟢🌪🟢
Somerset Women
@SomersetWomen
1 Sep 2021
VACANCY: Western Storm are seeking applications for a Regional Talent Manager. 📝 View the full job description & submit an application 👉 westernstorm.co.uk/news/vaca… #Stormtroopers 🌪🌪
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💜Come and join our amazing team and help to get even more people active - Recreational Sport & Physical Activity Coordinator wanted 💜 @LboroSport vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_…
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Derbyshire Cricket Foundation 🏏@CricketDerbys
17 Aug 2021
Our website has more info about the role and how to apply : dcfcricket.com/2021/08/job-o…
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Lboro Students FC Men's@LboroStudentsFC
4 Aug 2021
FRIENDLY REQUIRED 🚨 Our men's development team are looking for a friendly for the below dates: ⚽️ Tuesday 10th August ⚽️ Saturday 14th August Happy to host or travel, please get in touch if you are available to play!
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Please contact us if you are interested in discussing your experiences of online FA coach learning resources: ‘England Football Learning’ on YouTube, Resources, courses or CPD through ‘The Boot Room’ @CoachC1 @LaurenDownham @EdCope1
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Really pleased to have this coach educator research published. Thanks to Sport, Education and Society tandfonline.com/eprint/7T4AE… @LboroSSEHS @CoachC1 and Prof Cale

Exploring professional coach educators’ journeys and perceptions and understandings of learning

Coach educators’ voices rarely feature in the coaching literature. To address this gap, this research explored the journeys and perceptions and understandings of learning of 16 coach educators (tut...

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Loughborough Sport
@LboroSport
4 Oct 2020
Outstanding contributions from our volunteers play a huge part in our worldwide reputation for sporting success💜 Want to be one of them?👀 Make sure to sign up to the @lborocva briefings to find out more on how you can be involved!📲 CVA Portal ➡️ cva.loughboroughsport.com
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Raising4Ria@Raising4Ria
28 Jul 2020
Over 40k!!! Smashing it for Ri!! Lets keep retweeting, sharing, and donating.... #share #donate #retweet #RaisingForRia gofundme.com/f/ria039s-road-…

Donate to Ria's Road to Immunotherapy, organized by Kaz Melvin

We are raising money to fund Immunotherapy treatment in Germany for Ria Melvin. On 23rd Decemb… Kaz Melvin needs your support for Ria's Road to Immunotherapy

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Pleased to have passed my PhD! 5.5 years part-time, full-time day job, young family = tough! Thanks to supervisors @CoachC1 and Prof Lorraine Cale. Thanks to Prof @ArmourKathy and Prof Paul Potrac for a challenging viva. Also, big thanks to @lborouniversity library!
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Darren Watts PhD retweeted
Coach & Volunteer Academy@LboroCVA
1 Oct 2019
Want to carry on coaching at Uni or get qualified to be a coach? We've got loads of opportunities for you! Find out more by registering to one of our coaching briefings 👉 bit.ly/CVAportal or by visiting our webiste 👉 bit.ly/CVAHome #UnlockYourPotential
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Pleased to have submitted my PhD today.... Thanks to @CoachC1 and Prof Cale for their supervision and support @LboroSSEHS
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