This is an article for Sports Coach UK that I contributed to. It addresses the use of reflection in professional practice and includes a section from me on how I learned to use reflective practices.
I am a coach at Wallingford RFC and also a PhD candidate at Cardiff Metropolitan University. I am researching the effects of sports participation on the development of life skills in young people. I am currently focusing on the role optimism plays in life skills such as confidence, resilience, and persistence and whether coaches, parents, and players can develop a more positive 'explanatory style' when experiencing adversity.
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