Welcome to the Community Active Sport Training and Learning (CoASTaL) Lab of Cape Breton University. This Lab is funded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation as an initiative with Dr. Bettina Callary’s Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Sport Coaching and Adult Learning. Her research program themes encompass various projects in understanding effective coaching approaches of specific populations of athletes as well as coach development:
- Coach developers/coach development strategies;
- Psychosocial understanding of inclusive coaching:
- Coaching Masters Athletes;
- S&C coach development;
- Women coaches;
- Holistic coaching of high performance athletes;
- Indigenous coaches
Recent publications from Dr. Callary
For publications related to Coaching Masters Athletes, please see: Resources page
Callary, B., & Gearity, B. (2020). Coach education and development in sport: Instructional strategies. Routledge.
Callary, B., Brady, A., Kiosoglous, C., Clewer, P., Resende, R., Mehrtens, T., Wilkie, M., & Horvath, R. (2020). Making meaning of coach development during COVID-19. International Journal of Sport Communication. 13, 575–585, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsc.2020-0221
Szedlak, C., Smith, M., & Callary, B. (2020). Developing a ‘letter to my younger self’ to learn from the experiences of expert coaches. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2020.1725609
Szedlak, C., Smith, M., Day, M., & Callary, B. (2020). Examining how elite S&C coaches develop coaching practice using reflection stimulated by video vignettes. International Sport Coaching Journal. 7, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2019-0059
Callary, B. & Gearity, B. (2019). Voices from the field: Q&A with coach developers around the world. International Sport Coaching Journal. 6, 1-5, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2019-0070
Santos, F. & Callary, B. (2019). An athlete’s journey to become a positive development- focused coach in professional football: Moving between theory and practice. Sport Coaching Review. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2018.1558897
Szedlak, C., Smith, M., & Callary, B. (2019). Examining the effectiveness of using a diversity of vignette formats to disseminate knowledge to strength and conditioning coaches and motivate change in coaching practice. International Sport Coaching Journal.6(2), 199-210. DOI: doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2018-0027
Szedlak, C., Smith, M., & Callary, B. (2019). Exploring the influence and practical development of coaches’ psychosocial skills in strength and conditioning. Strength and Conditioning Journal
Callary, B., Maher, P., Root, E., Ryan, J. (2018). Exposition of process-based learning for first year university students. Collected Essays on Teaching and Learning. 11, 118-128.
Szedlak, C., Smith, M., Day, M., & Callary, B. (2018). Using vignettes to analyse potential influences of effective strength and conditioning coaching on athlete development. The Sport Psychologist, 1-42. DOI: 10.1123/tsp.2017-0060
Root, E., Snow, K., Belalcazar, C., & Callary, B. (2018). Playing Naturally: A Case Study of a Cape Breton Playground Naturalization. Research in Outdoor Education, 15, 1-20.
Dr. Callary is the Editor-in-Chief for the International Sport Coaching Journal
Current Members
Simon Barrick
Assistant professor, CBU. Recent publications
Barrick, S., Bridel, W., & Bard Miller, J. (In Press). Striving for newcomer inclusion: A critical analysis of Canadian Intro to Sport programs. Leisure/Loisir.
Rose, V., Barrick, S., & Bridel, W. (2020). “Pretty tough and pretty hard”: An intersectional analysis of krump on So You Think You Can Dance. Journal of Dance Education. DOI: 10.1080/15290824.2020.1738014
Barrick, S. & Mair, H. (2019). Understanding the experiences in adult introductory sport programs: A case study of learn-to-curl leagues. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise, and Health. DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2019.1673467
Teena Campbell
Part-time professor
Project Title: Nova Scotia Performance Coach Development Program
Chelsea Currie
Part-time professor, Adult recreation coordinator for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
MA Thesis: Investigating coach-athlete relationships within a women’s masters sports team
Catalina Belalcazar
Undergraduate Project: Playing Naturally: A Cape Breton Naturalized Playground Case Study
Masters Project: Implementing and assessment of a Masters sport coaching information-hub for community development in Ibagué, Colombia
Ciera Disipio
Undergrad Honours Thesis: Investigating Player Coaches’ Experiences in a Men’s Masters Basketball League
Masters Project: Understanding coach development strategies
Joseph Gurgis
Project Title: Exploring Indigenous coaches’ trajectories, needs, and barriers
Kimberley Eagles
Project Title: Exploring disciplinary practices of Masters sport
Sara Szabo
MSc. Student at University of Alberta,
Project Title: The impact of the ‘Keeping Girls in Sport (KGIS)’ online educational program created by Jumpstart Charities, Canadian Women & Sport, and the Coaching Association of Canada
Julie Baribault
Undergrad Honours Thesis: Nature-based recreational opportunities empowering women survivors of trauma
Associated Members
Brian Gearity, Director & Assistant Professor Sport, S&C, and Fitness Coaching. Director of MA in Sport Coaching at the University of Denver
Doug Lionais, Associate Professor, CBU: title of project: The social and economic impacts of sport resorts in post-industrial communities
Steven Rynne, Associate Professor, University of Queensland
Christoph Szedlak, PhD, University of Southampton
Matthew Smith, Senior Lecturer, University of Winchester
Clayton Kuklick, Assistant professor, University of Denver
Beth Barz, PhD student, Queen’s University
Previous Trainees
Rachel Yerxa
Project Title: Perceived Stress and its Effect on the University Student Athlete Compared to the Non-Student Athlete
Sugandhat Bharti
Project Title: Strength and conditioning, exercise physiology and the links to the CoASTaL lab
Michael Gould
Project Title: Sport Coaching Network, online value
Jonathan Cromwell
Project Title: Sport Coaching Network, feasibility
Maril MacInnis
Project Title: How to Effectively Motivate Adults to Adhere to a Physiotherapy Treatment Plan
Matthew Hoffmann (post-doc fellow)
Project Title: Comparing Masters athletes with varying degrees of coaching for psychological need satisfaction and frustration
Justin MacLellan,
Masters Thesis: Investigating a coach’s facilitation of learning situations among Masters and youth athletes
Seth Amoah
Masters Project: Uncovering ways in which an athletic department flourishes through ongoing learning facilitated by the Leadership of the Athletic Director
Previous Associated Trainees
Armando Marin Rojas, PhD candidate, CBU (Emerging leaders in Latin America, Global Affairs Canada scholarship recipient)
Annie Ulliac, MA, Department of Psychology, Western Kentucky University
Rachel Van Woezik, MSc. Nipissing University
Pernille Sina Lund, MA, Department of Coaching and Psychology, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Eva Ellmer, PhD, School of Human Movement, University of Queensland, Australia
Kylie McNeill, PhD, Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa
Lisa Bain, MA, Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa
Tiago Duarte, PhD, Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa
Francois Rodrigue, PhD, Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa
