Do you agree with John Lyle's more process driven definition of the coaching process or do you relate more to Lynne Kidman and Stephanie Hanrahan's social aspect? Cushion suggests 'It could be argued that this approach has the potential to provide a more sophisticated overview of what is involved within coaching practice. With this approach, we also need to be clear about our assumptions concerning the individual and the coaching world and the relationship between the two. Jones, Armour and Potrac maintain that the 'often underplayed, components of the coaching process, including social and cultural contexts, personal experiences, personal philosophies, professional practice, and the ways in which they are interconnected' are of more imprtance to the coach.
