Coach Mentorship Using the Adult-Oriented Sport Coaching Survey

The Adult-Oriented Sport Coaching Survey (AOSCS) is an evidence-based assessment tool for coaches that stimulates self-reflection and learning of adult-oriented coaching practices. The AOSCS, comprised of 22 items that form five coaching themes, was used in this mixed-methods case study by a coach of adult skiers, who sought facilitation and mentorship from a coach developer to apply the AOSCS to strategically improve his coaching across a season. A pragmatic paradigm was adopted for this mixed-methods qualitatively dominant, sequential study. The coach and his skiers ( n = 10) completed the AOSCS at three points in time (pre-, mid-, and postseason). At each point, the coach journaled prior to debriefing with the coach developer for 20–50 min. Through reflexive thematic and correlation analyses, eight adult-oriented coaching practices were identified as strong points of integration. The findings indicated that working with the coach developer enabled the coach’s reflection of the AOSCS scores to refine, strategize, and align coaching with his adult skiers’ perceptions for adult-oriented coaching. This study outlined the facilitation of reflection on AOSCS scores can be used advantageously across a season to promote more deliberate coach learning and practice.