London Sport Institute, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK.
Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Tyne and Wear NE1 8ST, UK.
Nutrients. 2014 Apr 10;6(4):1442-53. doi: 10.3390/nu6041442.
Athletes obtain nutritional information from their coaches, yet their competency in this area is lacking. Currently, no research exists in the UK which has a different coach education system to many other countries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the sports nutrition knowledge of UK coaching certificate (UKCC) level 2 and 3, hockey and netball qualified coaches. All coaches (n = 163) completed a sports nutrition questionnaire to identify: (a) if they provided nutritional advice; (b) their level of sport nutrition knowledge; and (c) factors that may have contributed to their level of knowledge. Over half the coaches provided advice to their athletes (n = 93, 57.1%), even though they were not competent to do so. Coaches responded correctly to 60.3 ± 10.5% of all knowledge questions with no differences between those providing advice and those who did not (p > 0.05). Those coaches who had undertaken formal nutrition training achieved higher scores than those who had not (p < 0.05). In conclusion, UK sports coaches would benefit from continued professional development in sports nutrition to enhance their coaching practice.
运动员从教练那里获得营养信息，但他们在这方面的能力却有所欠缺。目前，英国尚无针对这一问题的研究，因为英国的教练教育体系与许多其他国家不同。因此，本研究的目的是评估英国教练证书（UKCC）2 级和 3 级、曲棍球和无挡板篮球合格教练的运动营养知识。所有教练（n = 163）都完成了一份运动营养问卷，以确定：（a）他们是否提供营养建议；（b）他们的运动营养知识水平；以及（c）可能影响他们知识水平的因素。超过一半的教练（n = 93，57.1%）向运动员提供了建议，尽管他们没有能力这样做。教练们正确回答了所有知识问题的 60.3±10.5%，提供建议和不提供建议的教练之间没有差异（p > 0.05）。那些接受过正规营养培训的教练比没有接受过培训的教练得分更高（p < 0.05）。总之，英国的体育教练需要在运动营养方面继续进行专业发展，以提高他们的教练实践水平。
