School of Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation, University of Technology Sydney, Australia; New South Wales Institute of Sport, Australia.
School of Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
J Sci Med Sport. 2024 Oct;27(10):726-733. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2024.06.001. Epub 2024 Jun 11.
This study examined how track cycling coaches, practitioners, and athletes: develop knowledge and practices; value performance areas; and, implement research into practice.
Cross-sectional survey.
An online REDCap survey of track cycling coaches, practitioners, and athletes was conducted involving questions related to demographics, performance area importance, knowledge acquisition and application, research relevance, and research direction.
A total of 159 responses were received from coaches (n = 55), practitioners (n = 29), and athletes (n = 75). Participants' highest track cycling competition level involvement ranged from local/regional (12.7%) to Olympic/Paralympic (39.9%). Respondents primarily develop practices by observing 'the sport' or 'others competing/working in it' (both 85.8%). Practitioners develop practices through self-guided learning (96.4%). The primary reason for practice use was prior experience (84.9%), whilst individuals were least likely to use practices resulting in marginal gains with potentially negative outcomes (27.3%). Areas of greatest perceived importance were Aerodynamics, Strength & Conditioning, and Tactics (all >96% agreed/strongly agreed). Scientific evidence for Tactics (30%) and Mental Skills (26%) was perceived to be lacking, resulting in greater reliance on personal experience (74% and 62%, respectively) to inform training decisions. The main barrier to implementing research into practice was athlete buy-in (84.3%).
Within track cycling, informal learning was most popular amongst respondents. Greater reliance on personal experience within evidence-based practice for many performance areas aligns with limited existing research. Most respondents reported multiple barriers affecting research implementation in practice.
本研究旨在探讨场地自行车教练、从业者和运动员如何：发展知识和实践；重视表现领域；以及将研究付诸实践。
横断面调查。
对场地自行车教练、从业者和运动员进行了在线 REDCap 调查，其中涉及与人口统计学、表现领域重要性、知识获取和应用、研究相关性以及研究方向相关的问题。
共收到 159 名教练（n=55）、从业者（n=29）和运动员（n=75）的回复。参与者参与场地自行车比赛的最高级别从本地/地区性（12.7%）到奥运/残奥会（39.9%）不等。受访者主要通过观察“这项运动”或“其他参与其中的人”（均为 85.8%）来发展实践。从业者通过自我指导学习发展实践（96.4%）。实践使用的主要原因是先前的经验（84.9%），而个人最不可能使用可能带来负面结果的边际收益实践（27.3%）。被认为最重要的领域是空气动力学、力量和体能训练以及战术（均>96%的人表示同意/强烈同意）。战术（30%）和心理技能（26%）的科学证据被认为不足，因此更多地依赖个人经验（分别为 74%和 62%）来告知训练决策。将研究付诸实践的主要障碍是运动员的认同（84.3%）。
在场地自行车运动中，受访者最受欢迎的是非正式学习。在许多表现领域，基于证据的实践中对个人经验的更大依赖与有限的现有研究相符。大多数受访者报告了影响实践中研究实施的多个障碍。
