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. 2014 Sep 3;9(9):e105960. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105960

Table 1. Interview questions, prompts, and probes.

• How do you describe your role as a coach?
• In terms of physical active, do you see yourself as a role model for your athletes?
○ In relation to having a healthy/active lifestyle?
• In what ways do you think you can influence the health behaviours of your athletes?
• How active do you think the athletes are during training?
• Can you tell me about the major demands or challenges you face as a coach?
○ Personal (e.g., lack of time, work or family commitments)
○ Athletes (e.g., lack of motivation, interest, or discipline)
○ Parents
○ Facilities/equipment
• If you were asked to make changes to your team with regard to promotion of greater physical activity levels during training time, what factors would influence your ability to do that?
• How important is it to you that your athletes are physically active during training?
• Can you identify ways you could increase children's physical activity levels during organised sport training?
• How do you plan what you're going to do for a training session? Take me through your process.
• How important is it to you that your athletes are physically active outside of organised sport?
• To what degree do you think you are responsible for influencing the physical activity behaviours of your athletes outside of organised sport?