INSPIRES - Survey for coaches

AIMS OF THE SURVEY
Thank you for participating in this survey as part of the EU funded project INSPIRES.
This survey aims to understand the experiences of coaches running sports sessions for refugees and find out how coaches can be better supported in their work.

The survey is anonymous.

This survey is also available to complete in :

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General Information

How old are you?

What country do you live in?

What is your gender identity?

Which sport(s) do you coach?

How many years' experience do you have in this sport as a coach?

How many years' experience do you have in this sport altogether? (e.g. as an athlete/ player/ official?

Coaching experience

What coaching qualification do you have?

For what type of organisation do you coach?

Amateur sports clubProfessional sports clubRegional sports associationNational sports associationInternational sports federationActivist group / NGOCommunity EventOther (please state)

If other, please state:

What age(s) do you coach? (please select all that apply)

Under 12s12-1616-1818-2121+40+

How do the sessions you coach involve refugees?

The sessions are specifically targeted at refugeesThe sessions are open to everyone, and some refugees attend

What is the gender split of your refugee-inclusive sessions?

All maleAll femaleMixed gender

Do you receive payment for your coaching involving refugees?

Yes No, but I do get paid expensesNo, it is a voluntary role

Coaching opportunities

Have you ever coached a women’s / mixed-gender team?

Yes, and I still doYes, I have in the pastNo, I have never had the opportunityNo, I am not interested in doing soNo, I do not know how to coach women / mixed-gender teamsNo, but I would like to

If you have coached women / girls, please indicate whether you agree with the following statements:

Coaching women / girls is different to coaching men / boysCoaching women / girls is more challenging than coaching men / boysCoaching women / girls is easier than coaching men / boysThere are more barriers to coaching women / girls than coaching men / boys

If you have NOT coached women / girls, please indicate whether you agree with the following statements:

There is no club / team for women/girls in townI would be interested in coaching women / girls, but I would need trainingI would be interested in coaching women / girls and feel equipped to do soI would not be interested in coaching women / girls

Coaching refugees

How does your club reach the refugees who play for your club/organisation?

Through collaboration with local authorities / municipalities

Through collaboration with refugee / integration centresThrough collaboration with NGOsThrough targeted advertisingOther (please describe)

If other, please describe:

Does your club provide additional services to support refugee players? For example: transport services, language lessons, civic advice services, skills training etc.

Yes (please describe)NoNot sure

If yes, please describe what services:

In your opinion, what are the main barriers preventing refugees from participating in sport?

Lack of equipmentCosts of activitiesCost of equipmentLanguage barrierLack of information about opportunities Issues with transport (cost / no availability)Other (please specify)

If other, please describe:

Have you received training specific to coaching / working with refugees?

Yes (please specify)NoNot sure

If yes, who provided the training? What framework was used?

If no, would you like to receive training on this topic?

What additional support / resources would help you engage with and retain your refugee participants?

Coaching refugee women and girls

Have you ever coached refugee women/ girls?

Yes, and I still doYes, I have in the pastNo, I have never had the opportunityNo, I am not interested in doing soNo, I do not know how to coach women / mixed-gender teamsNo, but I would like to

If yes, does/did your club provide any specific provisions for the women participants?

YesNo

If yes, please select which provisions were provided and give additional information where relevant: (select as many as apply)

Please add more details, where relevant:

How does your club encourage / support refugee women and girls to maintain the sport?

If no, please indicate which of the following statements you agree with:

I have never had the chance to train refugee women / girlsI have never thought about training refugee women / girlsI do not want to train refugee women / girlsThere are no teams / clubs for refugee women / girls in my townWomen players need women coachesI do not think refugee women / girls want to play sportI do not think refugee women / girls should play sportI prefer to coach men / boys

Do you think there are specific challenges / considerations when coaching refugee women / girls compared to:

Coaching refugee men / boys?

YesNoNot sure

If yes, please explain why:

Do you think there are specific challenges / considerations when coaching refugee women / girls compared to:

Coaching non-refugee women / girls?

YesNoNot sure

Please explain why:

In your opinion, which steps should be taken in order for more refugee women / girls to be able to participate in sport activities? (please select all that apply)

More money should be invested into women’s sportsMore money should be invested into refugee integrationMore education for sports stakeholders about women’s participationMore education for sports stakeholders about engaging refugee womenMore information should be available to refugee girls and women about the benefits of sportOther (please describe)

If other, please describe:

In your opinion, which steps should be taken in order to engage more coaches in training refugee women / girls? (please select all that apply)

More information / better frameworks for engaging refugee women and girls in sport need to be developed / availableMore money should be invested into sport for refugeesBetter support systems and networks should be available for coaches who train refugee women and girls More information about the cultural identities of refugeesOpportunities to coach refugees should be better / more widely publicised More refugees should be trained as coachesOther (please describe)

If other, please describe:

Thank you!

We greatly appreciate you taking the time to share the experiences of your organisation.

If you have any questions, please contact esther.jonesrussell@farenet.org

Many thanks.

INSPIRES - Survey for coaches - English

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