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Table 2

Attributes of the exploratory survey of this research

Dimensions	Exploratory survey requirements (Forza, 2002)	Empirical investigation: key characteristics	In-text references
Unit of analysis	Clearly defined	PMM practices	Section 3.1
Respondents	Representative of the unit of analysis	Coaches	Section 3.2
Research hypotheses	Not necessary	–	–
Representativeness of sample frame	Approximation	Coaches who belong to coaching associations	Section 3.2
Representativeness of the sample	Not a criterion	AICP coaches	–
Sample size	Sufficient to include the range of the interest phenomena	About 700 coaches	Section 3.2
Pretest of questionnaire	With a subsample of the sample	With a group of AICP coaches	Section 3.3
Response rate	No minimum	No need for a minimum threshold	–
Mix of data collection methods	Multiple methods	Online questionnaire and videoconferencing for validation	Section 3.3

Dimensions	Exploratory survey requirements (Forza, 2002)	Empirical investigation: key characteristics	In-text references
Unit of analysis	Clearly defined	PMM practices	Section 3.1
Respondents	Representative of the unit of analysis	Coaches	Section 3.2
Research hypotheses	Not necessary	–	–
Representativeness of sample frame	Approximation	Coaches who belong to coaching associations	Section 3.2
Representativeness of the sample	Not a criterion	AICP coaches	–
Sample size	Sufficient to include the range of the interest phenomena	About 700 coaches	Section 3.2
Pretest of questionnaire	With a subsample of the sample	With a group of AICP coaches	Section 3.3
Response rate	No minimum	No need for a minimum threshold	–
Mix of data collection methods	Multiple methods	Online questionnaire and videoconferencing for validation	Section 3.3

Source(s): Adapted from Forza (2002)