ABSTRACT Coaches may provide a positive development (PD) approach in which they focus on helping athletes develop personal and social skills needed in sport and other life domains. However, it is unclear how athletes perceive PD influences their development and their prospective entry into coaching after they have completed their athletic careers. The purpose of this study is to explore the transition of a high-performance athlete to a prospective PD-focused coach based on the influence of the athletes’ PD sport experiences. The participant was a 30-year-old male high-performance football athlete. An interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to develop a description of the athlete’s experiences. Findings highlighted that life skills throughout his career were considered key for the athlete’s development. These life skills provided an unique outlook for his interest in becoming a PD-focused coach. This study adds insight on how PD may influence coaches’ learning processes.

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运动员通过职业足球成为积极发展教练的旅程：在理论与实践之间转换

摘要教练可以提供一种积极发展（PD）的方法，在该方法中，他们专注于帮助运动员发展运动和其他生活领域所需的个人和社交技能。但是，尚不清楚运动员在完成其体育事业后如何看待PD对他们的发展以及他们未来进入教练的影响。这项研究的目的是根据运动员PD运动经历的影响，探索一名高性能运动员向以PD为中心的准教练的过渡。参加者是一名30岁的男性高性能足球运动员。解释现象学分析被用来发展对运动员经历的描述。调查结果强调，他整个职业生涯中的生活技能被认为是运动员发展的关键。这些生活技能为他成为PD教练提供了独特的前景。这项研究增加了关于PD如何影响教练的学习过程的见解。