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Hall, Joshua; Cope, Ed; Townsend, Robert C.; Nicholls, Adam R. – Sport, Education and Society, 2022
The impacts of professional sporting culture and institutional discourse on coaching practices and ideologies have largely been unconsidered and undiscussed. Understanding coaching practice from a social perspective can provide insights into the prevailing culture that coaches are immersed within, pointing to patterns of discourse, norms and…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Ideology, Team Sports
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Dempsey, Noel M.; Richardson, David J.; Cope, Ed; Cronin, Colum J. – Sport, Education and Society, 2021
By examining on-course pedagogical practices, recent research has sought to inform the development of National Governing Body (NGB) coach education courses. Coach education programmes are, however, social constructs, and are influenced by policies and socio-economic factors. To inform future provision, there is a need to understand the…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Team Sports, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries
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Chapman, Reece; Richardson, Dave; Cope, Ed; Cronin, Colum – Sport, Education and Society, 2020
Formal coach education has been described as an activity which promotes conformity from course attendees. To date, however, few studies have looked at how coach education has been socially constructed over time. The present study addresses this gap and provides a Freirean account of English Football Association (FA) coach education since 1967.…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Teaching Methods, Team Sports, Professional Associations