An elite hockey player's experiences of video-based coaching: A poststructuralist reading

Taylor, William G.; Potrac, Paul; Nelson, Lee J.; Jones, Luke; Groom, Ryan

Abstract

In this article, we present a poststructuralist reading of Claire’s (a pseudonym) experiences of receiving video-based coaching in elite level field hockey. Data were gathered through a series of in-depth interviews that formed part of a recursive and iterative data collection and analysis process. Interpreting Claire’s stories through a neo-Foucauldian application of Mathiesen’s synopticon revealed how the presence of a video camera mediated Claire’s practice and imposed a critical gaze, one that became collectively and institutionally consumed. We argue that the thoughts presented in this paper have significant implications for coach practice and education and that, as a result, there is a need for further critical inquiry into coaches’ uses of video-based technology.

Citation

Taylor, W. G., Potrac, P., Nelson, L. J., Jones, L., & Groom, R. (2017). An elite hockey player's experiences of video-based coaching: A poststructuralist reading. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 52(1), 112-125. https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690215576102

• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Jul 9, 2016
• Publication Date: 2017-02
• Deposit Date: Feb 14, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 14, 2017
• 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: 1
• Pages: 112-125
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690215576102
• Keywords: Foucault, Mathiesen, Post-Panoptic, Synopticon, Video-based coaching
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/448231
• Publisher URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1012690215576102
• Additional Information: Authors' accepted manuscript of article published in: International review for the sociology of sport, 2017, v.52, issue 1.