Coach researchers also need access to a collegial community of experienced colleagues who can provide mentoring and technical support, enabling less experienced practitioners to work through challenges of research design or execution, someone who could accompany the coach researcher in her own development by being a helpful part of the process. A recognized coaching research community would support, promote and encourage both reflective practice and contribution to the field of coaching studies, and would reinforce these elements as an integral part of a professional coaching identity.

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