All Outputs (5)

‘I’m not the police’: practical strategies for sport coach mentors to develop trust and trustworthiness (2023)
Journal Article
Ives, B., Clayton, B., Gale, L., Taylor, W., Leeder, T. M., & Nichol, A. J. (in press). ‘I’m not the police’: practical strategies for sport coach mentors to develop trust and trustworthiness. Qualitative research in sport, exercise and health, https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2023.2271015

This paper examines trust and trustworthiness in sport coach mentor- mentee relationships. Specifically, we investigate the place and impor-tance of trust from the mentor’s perspective and establish how trust-worthy impressions are actively developed... Read More about ‘I’m not the police’: practical strategies for sport coach mentors to develop trust and trustworthiness.

Repairing relationship conflict in community sport work: “Offender” perspectives (2022)
Journal Article
Gale, L. A., Ives, B. A., Potrac, P. A., & Nelson, L. J. (2022). Repairing relationship conflict in community sport work: “Offender” perspectives. Qualitative research in sport, exercise and health, 15(3), 417-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2022.2127861

Through our investigation of relationship conflict and repair in community sport coaching this article makes a novel contribution to the sociology of sport work. Such inquiry is necessary as interpersonal conflict has the potential to erode worker co... Read More about Repairing relationship conflict in community sport work: “Offender” perspectives.

Uncertainty, shame and consumption: negotiating occupational and non-work identities in community sports coaching (2019)
Journal Article
Ives, B. A., Gale, L. A., Potrac, P. A., & Nelson, L. J. (2019). Uncertainty, shame and consumption: negotiating occupational and non-work identities in community sports coaching. Sport, Education and Society, 26(1), 87-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2019.1699522

This paper addressed the lived experiences of two community sports coaches in an era of neoliberal capitalism, consumerism, and insecure employment. Specifically, we considered (a) their attempts to develop a desired occupational identity in a casual... Read More about Uncertainty, shame and consumption: negotiating occupational and non-work identities in community sports coaching.

Trust and distrust in community sports work: Tales from the “shop floor” (2019)
Journal Article
Gale, L. A., Ives, B. A., Potrac, P. A., & Nelson, L. J. (2019). Trust and distrust in community sports work: Tales from the “shop floor”. Sociology of Sport Journal, 36(3), 244-253. https://doi.org/10.1123/SSJ.2018-0156

This study addressed the issue of interpersonal trust and distrust in the (sporting) workplace. Data were generated through cyclical, in-depth interviews with 12 community sports coaches. The interview transcripts were subjected to emic and etic read... Read More about Trust and distrust in community sports work: Tales from the “shop floor”.

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.