scholarly journals Elite women coaches negotiating and resisting power in football

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelies Knoppers ◽  
Donna Haan ◽  
Leanne Norman ◽  
Nicole LaVoi
Keyword(s):  
Women Coaches

Women coaches of color

2016 ◽  
pp. 81-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akilah R. Carter-Francique ◽  
Joyce Olushola
Keyword(s):  
Women Coaches

Coaching Education for Novice Women Coaches—

1990 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Becky L. Sisley ◽  
Flo Delaney
Keyword(s):  
Women Coaches ◽  
Coaching Education

scholarly journals Surviving rather than thriving: Understanding the experiences of women coaches using a theory of gendered social well-being

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 424-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne Norman ◽  
Alexandra Rankin-Wright
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Women Coaches ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Dead End ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Hegemonic Femininity ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Depth Interviews

In shifting our gaze to the sociological impact of being in the minority, the purpose of this study was to substantiate a model of gendered social well-being to appraise women coaches’ circumstances, experiences and challenges as embedded within the social structures and relations of their profession. This is drawn on in-depth interviews with a sample of head women coaches within the UK. The findings demonstrate that personal lives, relationships, social and family commitments were sidelined by many of the participants in order to meet the expectations of being a (woman) coach. We locate these experiences in the organisational practices of high performance sport which hinder women coaches from having meaningful control over their lives. The complexities of identity are also revealed through the interplay of gender with (dis)ability, age and whiteness as evidence of hegemonic femininity within the coaching profession. Consequently, for many women, coaching is experienced as a ‘developmental dead-end’.

scholarly journals Women Rugby Union Coaches’ Experiences of Formal Coach Education in Ireland and the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-37
Author(s):  
Gareth M. Barrett ◽  
I. Sherwin ◽  
Alexander D. Blackett
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Rugby Union ◽  
Women Coaches ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Abductive Logic ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Continual Professional Development ◽  
Education Courses

Although the sport of rugby union has expanded globally in both the men’s and women’s formats recently, there remains an under-representation of women coaches across all contexts. Research has focused its analysis on the under-representation of women coaches in a select few sports such as soccer. No extant research has empirically analyzed this under-representation within rugby union. This study addressed this research lacuna on why this under-representation exists from the perspective of 21 women rugby union coaches based within the United Kingdom and Ireland. The specific research objective was to analyze the coaches’ lived experiences of attending formal coach education courses in rugby union. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed thematically and conceptualized via an abductive logic against LaVoi’s Ecological-Intersectional Model and Pierre Bourdieu’s species of capital. Supportive and positive themes reported how the coach education courses had been delivered in a collegiate and lateral manner. Courses thus acted as settings where greater amounts of cultural and social capital could be acquired from both course tutors and peers. This enabled social networks to be made that were used for continual professional development beyond the courses. Barriers and negative experiences orientated upon the lack of empathy imparted by course tutors on account of men having fulfilled these roles on most occasions. Recommendations on how national governing bodies can improve the experiences of women coaches attending future coach education courses are discussed.

scholarly journals Perceived Hindrances Experienced by Sport Coaches in South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alliance Kubayi ◽  
Yoga Coopoo ◽  
Heather Morris-Eyton
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Women Coaches ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Opportunities For Promotion ◽  
Sport Coaches

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine perceived hindrances encountered by sport coaches in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. A total of 224 sport coaches (122 males and 102 females) were purposively recruited to participate in this study. An exploratory factor analysis was used to assess the factor structure of the Perceived Hindrance Scale. The results of this study indicated the following as major hindrances encountered by sport coaches: “Lack of support systems for women players”, “Lack of support for women coaches from superiors”, “Low salary”, “Lack of opportunities for promotion”, “Difficulties with parents/spectators” and “Lack of job security”. Recommendations on strategies to overcome these perceived hindrances are discussed.

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