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ERIC Number: EJ1180262
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1357-3322
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Exploring Formalized Elite Coach Mentoring Programmes in the UK: 'We've Had to Play the Game'
Sawiuk, Rebecca; Taylor, William G.; Groom, Ryan
Sport, Education and Society, v23 n6 p619-631 2018
Formalized mentoring programmes have been implemented increasingly by UK sporting institutions as a central coach development tool, yet claims supporting formal mentoring as an effective learning strategy are often speculative, scarce, ill-defined and accepted without verification. The aim of this study, therefore, was to explore some of the realities of formalized elite sports coaching mentoring programmes. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with 15 mentors of elite coaches on formal programmes, across a range of sports. The findings were read through a Bourdieusian lens and revealed the importance of understanding the complexities of elite sports coaching environments, that elite sports coach development is highly specific and, therefore, should not be over-formalized, and how current elite sport coach mentoring programmes may be better conceptualized as a form of social control rather than being driven by pedagogical concerns. Following this empirically based analysis of practice, a number of implications for Governing Bodies, mentors and mentees were considered.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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