Table 5. Coaches' perceived levels and importance of physical activity: summary of categories, themes, sub-themes, and example quotes.

Category	Themes	Sub-themes	Example quotes
Coaches' perceived levels and importance of physical activity	Athlete physical activity during training is important		“Yeah because if they get too many drink breaks they shut off, they're not motivated, they're not active, and they talk. Then the training session just drags out and doesn't become a good training session.” [SC 24].
			“The more you keep them active at training the easier it'll be coping in game situations when they're under pressure in the final quarter because they'll have that fitness. So, you know, it's really really important for them, far more than the club player who may only play a quarter or two.” [NC 23].
			“…at the beginning of the season they're a lot more active and we do a lot more running than they would later in the season later.” [SC 6].
	Athlete physical activity during training is not important		“I'd rather they be focused and lazy than running around not listening at all. I think that's more important… I've got to get across what we're trying to do – the skills and how we'll implement that in a game.” [NC 16].
	Training planning		“I wing it. I've been coaching for so many years I just make it up as I go.” [NC 14].
			“I write down what I want at the beginning of the year, but no, I don't write a formalised plan for each session it's more of a general idea.” [BC 11].
			“….the less committed the team is the less time I put into making a training session.” [BC 27].
	Athlete physical activity outside of orgnanised youth sport is important		“…anything they can do outside netball is only going to improve performance and make things easier during netball. So, that is important to me but I can't demand it and I don't initiate conversations about be active outside netball.” [NC 23].
			“Nowadays what we do as coaches is not enough because the kids aren't doing anything outside of the sports they play.” [BC 21].
			“For rep players it's important.” [BC 22].
			“If you want to play at an elite level, one 2-hour training session a week is not going to get you there.” [BC 19].
	Athlete physical activity outside of orgnanised youth sport is not important		“I believe that people should be active, especially kids, during and outside of sports. But, with the team that I'm coaching now, if I could get them all to training and get them to come to the game, that's two activity sessions a week and I'd be satisfied with that. If I was coaching a rep team, I'd expect them to do more than that.” [NC 8].

SC = soccer coach; NC = netball coach; BC = basketball coach.