Dr Luke Jones Jonzon L.K.Jones@hull.ac.uk
Lecturer in Sports Coaching/ Collaborative provision - academic contact for local partner colleges
Dr Luke Jones Jonzon L.K.Jones@hull.ac.uk
Lecturer in Sports Coaching/ Collaborative provision - academic contact for local partner colleges
Jim Denison
The aim of this study was to consider the retirement experiences of British male professional Association footballers by utilising Foucault’s (1991) analysis of discipline discussed in Discipline and Punish: the Birth of the Prison. Specifically, we drew upon Foucault to consider how, through the various techniques and instruments of discipline, the professional football context produces ‘docile footballing bodies’ and how this might influence a player’s experiences in retirement. We gathered our empirical material using a Foucauldian-informed interview framework (Avner et al., 2013) with 25 former professional male football players between the ages of 21-34. Our analysis suggested that retirement from football was both a challenge and a relief for our participants, and that their extended period of time within football’s strong disciplinary apparatus significantly influenced how they experienced their retirement.
Jones, L., & Denison, J. (2017). Challenge and relief : a Foucauldian disciplinary analysis of retirement from professional association football in the United Kingdom. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 52(8), 924-939. https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690215625348
Acceptance Date | Feb 1, 2015 |
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Online Publication Date | Jan 15, 2016 |
Publication Date | 2017-12 |
Deposit Date | Feb 22, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 22, 2016 |
Journal | International review for the sociology of sport |
Print ISSN | 1012-6902 |
Electronic ISSN | 1461-7218 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 52 |
Issue | 8 |
Pages | 924-939 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690215625348 |
Keywords | Discipline; Docility; Football; Foucault; Sport retirement |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/411098 |
Publisher URL | http://irs.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/01/14/1012690215625348.abstract |
Additional Information | This is the author's accepted manuscript of an article which has been accepted for future publication in: International review for the sociology of sport. |
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