‘Just Let Them Play’: Complex Dynamics in Youth Sport, Why It Isn’t So Simple
This ethnographic case study examines the long-term impact of youth sport coaching within tennis, using observations, field notes, and interviews as data sources. We highlight the complexities that youth sport coaches face in their role in developing young players within, in this example, tennis, bu...
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doaj-d67f0c4af5b448599a372ce12df39f3c2021-09-16T13:19:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-09-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.700750700750‘Just Let Them Play’: Complex Dynamics in Youth Sport, Why It Isn’t So SimpleChristine Nash0Jamie Taylor1Jamie Taylor2Jamie Taylor3Institute for Sport, PE & Health Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomInstitute for Sport, PE & Health Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomGrey Matters Performance Ltd., Stratford-upon-Avon, United KingdomSchool of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University, Dublin, IrelandThis ethnographic case study examines the long-term impact of youth sport coaching within tennis, using observations, field notes, and interviews as data sources. We highlight the complexities that youth sport coaches face in their role in developing young players within, in this example, tennis, but suggest that these issues are transferable across the youth sport context. There are some key messages for youth sport coaches and sporting organisations arising from this study, particularly around the role of a youth sport coach. We advocate an expertise approach to developing youth sport coaches due to the many roles, within their sport and from a biopsychosocial perspective, that they have to navigate. Additionally, we suggest that simplistic narratives in youth sport coaching are misplaced.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.700750/fullrole of the coachexpertiselong-term commitmentcomplexityPJDMcriticality |
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This ethnographic case study examines the long-term impact of youth sport coaching within tennis, using observations, field notes, and interviews as data sources. We highlight the complexities that youth sport coaches face in their role in developing young players within, in this example, tennis, but suggest that these issues are transferable across the youth sport context. There are some key messages for youth sport coaches and sporting organisations arising from this study, particularly around the role of a youth sport coach. We advocate an expertise approach to developing youth sport coaches due to the many roles, within their sport and from a biopsychosocial perspective, that they have to navigate. Additionally, we suggest that simplistic narratives in youth sport coaching are misplaced. |
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