“Active” and “Passive” coach pathways: Elite athletes’ entry routes into high-performance coaching roles
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“Active” and “Passive” coach pathways: Elite athletes’ entry routes into high-performance coaching roles. / Blackett, Alexander David; Evans, Adam B.; Piggott, David.
In: International Sport Coaching Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2018, p. 213-226.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - “Active” and “Passive” coach pathways: Elite athletes’ entry routes into high-performance coaching roles
AU - Blackett, Alexander David
AU - Evans, Adam B.
AU - Piggott, David
N1 - CURIS 2018 NEXS 356
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This study sought to analyse the lived experiences of so-called “fast-tracked” coaches from men’s association football and rugby union by seeking to understand how these individuals prepared for and then transitioned into a post-athletic coaching career. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 male coaches. All participants were former elite athletes and had followed a fast-tracked pathway into their current post-athletic coaching roles. Participants were based in England and had retired from an athletic career within 12 months of being interviewed. Two general categories of “active” and “passive” coach pathways were identified for the career trajectory. Active coaches purposefully prepared for a coaching career during their athletic careers, whereas passive coaches did not. Passive coaches’ decisions to become a coach were often reactive and made after retiring from a competitive athletic career. Results indicate that only the career trajectory of passive coaches reflects a fast-track pathway. None of the active or passive coaches negotiated any formalised recruitment processes into their first post-athletic coaching roles. The suggestion is that prejudicial recruitment practices are enacted by senior club management which creates a homogenous coaching workforce. This furthers the need for greater governance of high-performance coach recruitment within England for these sports.
AB - This study sought to analyse the lived experiences of so-called “fast-tracked” coaches from men’s association football and rugby union by seeking to understand how these individuals prepared for and then transitioned into a post-athletic coaching career. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 male coaches. All participants were former elite athletes and had followed a fast-tracked pathway into their current post-athletic coaching roles. Participants were based in England and had retired from an athletic career within 12 months of being interviewed. Two general categories of “active” and “passive” coach pathways were identified for the career trajectory. Active coaches purposefully prepared for a coaching career during their athletic careers, whereas passive coaches did not. Passive coaches’ decisions to become a coach were often reactive and made after retiring from a competitive athletic career. Results indicate that only the career trajectory of passive coaches reflects a fast-track pathway. None of the active or passive coaches negotiated any formalised recruitment processes into their first post-athletic coaching roles. The suggestion is that prejudicial recruitment practices are enacted by senior club management which creates a homogenous coaching workforce. This furthers the need for greater governance of high-performance coach recruitment within England for these sports.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Association football
KW - Coach development
KW - Coach recruitment
KW - Rugby union
U2 - 10.1123/iscj.2017-0053
DO - 10.1123/iscj.2017-0053
M3 - Journal article
VL - 5
SP - 213
EP - 226
JO - International Sport Coaching Journal
JF - International Sport Coaching Journal
SN - 2328-918X
IS - 3
ER -
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