Research Methods in Sports Coaching is a key resource for students and scholars completing research into sports coaching. The book comprises five distinct parts that prompt readers to think about important considerations: (1) Preparing and initiating the coaching research process, (2) Philosophical considerations for coaching research, (3) Coaching research designs, (4) Methods of collecting coaching data, and (5) Analysing coaching data. This fully revised edition places particular emphasis on introducing the diverse research paradigms, research designs, as well as methods of data collection and analysis available to coaching researchers.