Case study: Enhancing education and practice in sport coaching: Using novel sociological insights to develop coaches’ social, emotional and political astuteness
Staff: Dr Edward Hall, Professor Paul Potrac, Dr Zoë Avner, Dr Emma Boocock, Dr Phil Hayes
Coach education at all levels of sport has been underpinned by rational and dispassionate models of practice, which fail to provide coaches with the intra- and inter-personal skills required to navigate the complex social reality of coaching. 51’s novel research into the social, relational and emotional dimensions of coaching has enhanced learning and practice of coaches across the UK, most notably elite rugby union player development pathways in England and Ireland, as well as in other sports. Northumbria’s research informed new training approaches for UK-wide sporting bodies and supported mechanisms to cascade novel approaches across the community of practice, improving individual coach performance and the coaching experiences of athletes. Find out more
Zoë Avner, Denison, J., Jones, L., Emma Boocock and Edward T. Hall (2020) ‘’ Sport, Education and Society
Edward T. Hall and Gray, S. (2016) ‘’ Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health 8 (4): 365-379
Gale, L. A., Ives, B. A., Paul Potrac and Nelson, L. J. (2019) ‘’ Sociology of Sport Journal 36 (3): 244-253 https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2018-0156
Paul Potrac., Mallett, C., Greenough, K. and Nelson, L. (2017) ‘’ Sports Coaching Review 6(2): 142-161
Allanson, A., Paul Potrac and Nelson, L. (2019) ‘’ Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health: 1-15
Nichol, A., Phil Hayes, Vickery, W., Emma Boocock, Paul Potrac and Edward T. Hall (2020, ahead of print) ‘’ Sociology of Sport Journal: 1-10
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