Coverage of problems relating to mental health and well-being is gaining ground in the sports sector today, both in the media and in the scientific literature. Despite exposure to numerous stressors and suffering from poor mental health, coaches have in general been largely overlooked in the scientific literature. Previous studies have mainly focused upon athlete populations. The absence of research means that there are real shortcomings in both understanding the mechanisms involved in the deterioration of coaches’ mental health and well-being and in the lack of specific support systems available. This paper first describes findings from the recent, albeit quite scarce, research investigating mental health and well-being in coaches. It then proposes a number of avenues for research and support protocols, both of which are currently ongoing at the French Football Federation Research Centre. The aim is to help support these key participants in the sports sector who arguably have not been given sufficient consideration until now.

如今，媒体和科学文献对体育领域有关心理健康和福祉问题的报道越来越多。尽管面临大量的压力并且心理健康状况不佳，但教练在科学文献中总体上被忽视了。之前的研究主要集中在运动员群体上。缺乏研究意味着在理解教练员心理健康和福祉恶化的机制以及缺乏可用的具体支持系统方面都存在真正的缺陷。本文首先描述了最近（尽管相当稀少）调查教练心理健康和福祉的研究结果。然后，它提出了一些研究途径和支持协议，这两项研究目前正在法国足球联合会研究中心进行。目的是帮助支持体育领域的这些关键参与者，他们可能迄今为止尚未得到充分考虑。