Abstract
Little empirical research has focused specifically on the assistant coaching position. The purpose of this study was to explore the roles, responsibilities and relationships of assistant coaches in Canadian university football. Six full-time assistant coaches were interviewed and the results from the inductive thematic analysis revealed the importance of coordinating one of the team’s units and recruiting prospective student-athletes. Additionally, participants stressed the value of building relationships in all aspects of their profession, including with their head coaches and student-athletes. Findings from this study provide a preliminary understanding of the assistant coaching position, and could help inform research, theory and practice regarding the assistant coaching position, as well as assist in the development of coach education geared specifically towards assistant coaches.
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