All Outputs (4)

Thinking, feeling, acting: The case of a semi-professional soccer coach (2013)
Journal Article
Nelson, L., Potrac, P., Gilbourne, D., Allanson, A., Gale, L., & Marshall, P. (2013). Thinking, feeling, acting: The case of a semi-professional soccer coach. Sociology of Sport Journal, 30(4), 467-486. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.30.4.467

This paper aimed to shed light on the emotional nature of practice in coaching. In particular, this article was designed to explore the relationship between emotion, cognition, and behavior in the coaching context, through a narrative exploration of... Read More about Thinking, feeling, acting: The case of a semi-professional soccer coach.

‘Handshakes, BBQs, and bullets’: self-interest, shame and regret in football coaching (2012)
Journal Article
Potrac, P., Jones, R., Gilbourne, D., & Nelson, L. (2012). ‘Handshakes, BBQs, and bullets’: self-interest, shame and regret in football coaching. Sports Coaching Review, 1(2), 79-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2013.768418

This autoethnographic story explores the competitive, calculating, and often uncaring world of performance football coaching. Particular attention is given to the dilemmas I (the first author) faced, the choices I made, and the consequences of my act... Read More about ‘Handshakes, BBQs, and bullets’: self-interest, shame and regret in football coaching.

From ‘blame’ to ‘shame’ in a coach–athlete relationship in golf: a tale of shared critical reflection and the re-storying of narrative experience (2012)
Journal Article
Toner, J., Nelson, L., Potrac, P., Gilbourne, D., & Marshall, P. (2012). From ‘blame’ to ‘shame’ in a coach–athlete relationship in golf: a tale of shared critical reflection and the re-storying of narrative experience. Sports Coaching Review, 1(1), 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2012.704193

This paper is centered on the principle author's (John) personal narrative of a coach-athlete relationship in golf, and how the original story altered through a process of shared critical thinking. On first telling, John explained to his co-authors h... Read More about From ‘blame’ to ‘shame’ in a coach–athlete relationship in golf: a tale of shared critical reflection and the re-storying of narrative experience.

The delivery of video-based performance analysis by England youth soccer coaches: towards a grounded theory (2011)
Journal Article
Groom, R., Cushion, C., & Nelson, L. (2011). The delivery of video-based performance analysis by England youth soccer coaches: towards a grounded theory. Journal of applied sport psychology, 23(1), 16-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2010.511422

The purpose of this study was to build a theoretical framework to understand the delivery of video-based performance analysis by youth soccer coaches in England. Data were collected from interviews with 14 English youth soccer coaches, who had used v... Read More about The delivery of video-based performance analysis by England youth soccer coaches: towards a grounded theory.