Coaches’ and Participants’ Experiences of Bullying in Sports

As part of the BeFore project, data was collected, in the form of online surveys and interviews, to analyze the experiences of bullying from the perspective of coaches and athletes in sport. Three cohorts took part in this research: players under 18 years old, players over 18 years old, and coaches. A total of 156 players and 312 coaches took part in the survey and subsequent online interviews across four European countries: Ireland, Sweden, Spain and Germany. This report synthesises the key findings and provide recommendations for future research around bullying and sport. The findings from this research served as a fundamental basis for the latter stages of the BeFore project, namely the comprehensive, interdisciplinary “Anti-Bullying Education for Sports Coaches” training programme which can be found here.