BiographyDon Vinson is a Professor of Sport Coaching at the University of Worcester, UK where he leads the MSc Sports Coaching programme within the School of Sport and Exercise Science. Don is also the Coaching and Coach Development Research Group lead for the University. Don completed his PhD at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) before moving to Liverpool John Moores’ University as a Senior Lecturer in Sport Development and Coaching in 2004. In 2008, Don moved to the University of Gloucestershire and then to his current post at the University of Worcester in 2014. Don was awarded a Teaching Fellowship by the University of Gloucestershire in 2011 and is currently a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Don’s research and teaching interests surround coach and Coach Developer learning. Don has also written numerous articles concerning game-based approaches to sport coaching. His current research interests focus on coach and Coach Developer learning through the lens of Wenger-Trayner’s social theory of learning and includes a present investigation into the development of game-based approaches through coach education pathways in the UK. Don is also currently supporting a number of National Governing Bodies in the UK with their deployment of game-based approaches in their coach education courses. In 2014 Don co-edited ‘Youth Sport, Physical Activity and Play’ with Professor Andrew Parker. Don convened an online game-based symposium for the TGfU community in place of the International Teaching Games for Understanding Conference which was due to be held at the University of Worcester in July 2021 but was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. Don is also an active coach and coach educator for England and Great Britain (field) Hockey). Don is currently a Head Coach of the England U16 girls’ national age group programme and also delivers a range of workshops for coaches. Goals for the United Kingdom
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