Reasons why people start coaching sports in Scotland 2017| Statista

The Statistic displays the results of a survey on why people start coaching sports in Scotland as of 2017, by category. In 2017 it was found that, 20 percent of the responding coaches in Scotland started coaching sports because they wanted a career in coaching.

Reasons why people start coaching sports in Scotland as of 2017, by category

Characteristic	Share of respondents
I love my sport/activity and want to help others enjoy it	71%
I enjoy helping others	39%
To help my old team/club	26%
To stay involved in sport/physical	24%
My children were playing and I wanted to help	24%
I was asked	21%
I wanted a career in coaching	20%
I had already been coaching while playing	14%
There was no one else to do it	11%
I started at university	5%
It was a way to meet new people	3%

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Release date

June 2017

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Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

540 respondents

Age group

All ages

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "The coaches who completed this survey can be considered the core of the coaching workforce."

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