Coaches’ perspectives on training quality in elite para-sport: a qualitative study of coach–athlete collaboration
Vemund Øvstehage, Jan Kocbach, Cecilia Severin, Knut Skovereng, Silvana Bucher Sandbakk, Øyvind Sandbakk · 2026
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Vemund Øvstehage leads a six-author study in 2026 asking elite para-sport coaches what makes training truly good. Eight Norwegian coaches with Paralympic and World Championship experience described daily practice with disabled athletes, and their accounts were sorted into themes.
Four themes defined quality for them: a supportive environment with adapted facilities and integrated support staff, and flexible organization with collaborative planning and careful load management. The other two were deep coach understanding of each athlete's impairment and sport, and athlete ownership that builds autonomy. Coaches framed quality as a living negotiation among coach, athlete, and support team, adjusted in real time. Øvstehage's team offers the themes as practical guidance for federations designing para-sport programs.
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| CREATOR | Vemund Øvstehage, Jan Kocbach, Cecilia Severin, Knut Skovereng, Silvana Bucher Sandbakk, Øyvind Sandbakk |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 63285 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |