The 6,000 word professional project (in MS Word or equivalent) is an
independent research report that you will write around the topic of your
choice – The Influence of Coach-Led Mental Training Interventions on Mitigating Fear of Failure and Enhancing Performance in Football Players.
your programme of study (BA Hons in Football Coaching) and has implications for industry or applied practice.
- Abstract Statement: which provides a concise
overview, finding or industry application of the project
Introduction, which contains a literature review as the framework for your
project, leading to a clear rationale or gap and research questions or hypotheses. - Methodology/Methods: which provides rationale for the methodological
approach taken and outlines the participants or sources used (if secondary research), procedure followed, and analysis conducted. - Results: which appropriately presents the results and findings of the project.
- Discussion: which interprets the results in the context of current literature.
- Industry Application/Concluding Commentary: which acknowledges
limitations of the current project, as well as identifying implications and
ideas for further research. - References list: which is presented using Harvard referencing
guidelines. - Appendices: which includes any additional or supportive project
information
– Survey Questionnaires (Qualitative and Quantitative, Mixed)
The project submission must include what is outlined below: You will pick up a few marks for appendix use
1. Evidence of ethical approval i.e., a screenshot of the first page of the final ethics form signed by supervisor and the reference number (which should also be included in the methodology section). You can find the reference number next to your ethics submission in the overall comments section – it should have an alphanumeric format similar to this example: JS200324AT
2. Evidence of your raw data collection (e.g., a screenshot of your excel/ SPSS data set or a screenshot of your interview transcript – i.e., a front page of a transcribed interview – please remove, blank out or pseudonym any links to names/ places etc. for anonymity/ confidentiality purposes).
3. Your data collection instrument for primary data based projects (e.g., your full questionnaire or your full interview guide) OR references/links to any data sources for secondary-data-based projects (databases/ accounts etc.)
4. If using an interview based approach, a blank consent form to evidence how consent was gained (no need for a completed/ signed one)
5. Evidence of any reference tables, models, figures etc. to which you explicitly refer to in your project.