athlete-centred coaching: Tensions and opportunities arising in the masters context
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Title
perspectives on Aathlete-centred coaching
Publisher
Routledge / Taylor & Francis
Place of Publication
London, UK
School
School of Education
RAS ID
26330
Abstract
This chapter draws on perspectives of a coach–researcher (Author 1) and an athlete–researcher (Author 2) to discuss tensions and opportunities associated with the use of the athlete-centred coaching approach in the masters swimming context. Drawing on vignettes, we elaborate the challenges associated with organisation of training and the integration of athlete voice from a coach perspective; how the athlete can feel part of a large and complex group rather than an individual; the challenges associated with masters athletic identity and how past coaching experiences might have shaped their understanding of quality coaching. We also explore how the discourses of health and wellbeing simultaneously present challenges for the coach–athlete dyad and present opportunities for coaches to develop relationships with athletes that underpin the core philosophy of an athlete-centred approach.
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Zehntner, C., & Penney, D. (2017). Athlete-centred coaching: Tensions and opportunities arising in the masters context. In S. Pill (Ed.), Perspectives on athlete-centred coaching (pp. 206-216). Routledge. Available here