Coaching Science - Science topic

The skills are acquired so have to be learned in order to perform successfully;  the cognitive and motor skills.

I'll answer b first. We use a set of coaching competencies at ICF that have been developed by a number of coaching subject matter experts (SMEs). They can be found at the link below.

As to question a, the factors related to a coach, a few articles you might start with are:

Ianiro, P. M., & Kauffeld, S. (2014). Take care what you bring with you: How coaches’ mood and interpersonal behavior affect coaching success. Consulting Psychology Journal, 66(3), 231-257.

Jones, R. J., Woods, S. A., & Hutchinson, E. (2014). The influence of the Five Factor Model of personality on the perceived effectiveness of executive coaching. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 12(2), 109-118.

Stewart, L. J., Palmer, S., Wilkin, H., & Kerrin, M. (2008). The influence of character: Does personality impact coaching success. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 6(1), 32-42.

Hope this helps!   Joel

Here you have some references. I hope they help.

Time After Time Online: An Extended Study of Virtual Coaching During Distant Clinical Practice. http://www.editlib.org/p/38623/

Using Virtual Technology to Enhance Field Experiences for Pre-Service Special Education Teachers. http://tes.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/04/20/0888406414530413.abstract

Technology-Based Induction: Professional Development Strategies for Correctional Education. http://search.proquest.com/openview/8c793a7701c73602cc8b9f1102492a6f/1?pq-origsite=gscholar

try this company: http://www.sportiq.fi/products/

contact: sports psychology author Jim Taylor, Ph.D

               http://www.drjimtaylor.com/3.0/

you might find  this blog interesting: http://pointofthegame.blogspot.jp/2011/11/what-is-sports-iq.html

Bon chance!

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Ulrich Schweiker, Programme Director Coaching at Vitaliberty.