Coaches’ experience of the importance, development and integration of decision-making and visual exploratory behaviour in an elite football academy setting

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic details of the coaches.

Age Group	Coach Name	Coaching qualification	Time spent coaching in total (M = 11.62, SD = 5.47)	Time spent coaching with club (M = 3.71, SD = 4.5)	Highest educational qualification	Club coaching hours per week
Foundation Phase (<9 to <11 years)	Tom	UEFA B Licence	10–14 years	<1–2 years	Undergraduate	5–10 hours
	Phillip	UEFA B Licence	3–5 years	3–5 years	College
	Frank	UEFA B Licence	6–9 years	<1–2 years	Undergraduate
	John	UEFA B Licence	10–14 years	<1–2 years	Undergraduate
	Robert	UEFA A Licence	10–14 years	<1–2 years	Undergraduate
Youth Development Phase (<12 to <16 years)	Mick	UEFA A Licence	15 years or more	6–9 years	College	5–10 hours
	James	UEFA B Licence	15 years or more	10–14 years	Postgraduate
	Sam	UEFA B Licence	15 years or more	10–14 years	College
	Mark	UEFA B Licence	10–14 years	<1–2 years	Postgraduate
	Luke	UEFA A Licence	6–9 years	<1–2 years	Undergraduate
Professional Development Phase (<17 to <21 years)	Greg	UEFA A Licence	15 years or more	<1–2 years	Undergraduate	>10 hours
	Craig	UEFA B Licence	<1–2 years	<1–2 years	School
	Daniel	UEFA A Licence	15 years or more	3–5 years	Postgraduate	>10 hours

Figure 1. Thematic map.