All Outputs (17)

Introducing Coach Learners to Behaviourist Coaching Principles: Critical Reflections on Coach Educator Practice (2024)
Book Chapter
Ives, B., Nelson, L., Gale, L., Potrac, P., & Toner, J. (2024). Introducing Coach Learners to Behaviourist Coaching Principles: Critical Reflections on Coach Educator Practice. In S. B. Rynne, & C. J. Mallett (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Coach Development in Sport (132-143). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003160939-11

The purpose of this chapter is to explore how coach educators can and do teach coach learners about the key principles of behaviourism and their application to sport coaching practice. To achieve this goal, the chapter has been divided into four main... Read More about Introducing Coach Learners to Behaviourist Coaching Principles: Critical Reflections on Coach Educator Practice.

‘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.

Trust and (dis)trust in community sport coaching (2021)
Book Chapter
Gale, L., Ives, B., Nelson, L., & Potrac, P. (2021). Trust and (dis)trust in community sport coaching. In B. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Gale, & L. Nelson (Eds.), Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

This chapter aims to help you to understand and navigate interpersonal (dis)trust in the context of community sport coaching. We begin by outlining how the consideration of trust has much to offer in terms of understanding the complex interplay betwe... Read More about Trust and (dis)trust in community sport coaching.

Emotions, Emotion norms, and emotion management in community sport coaching (2021)
Book Chapter
Ives, B., Nelson, L., Gale, L., & Potrac, P. (2021). Emotions, Emotion norms, and emotion management in community sport coaching. In B. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Gale, & L. Nelson (Eds.), Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

Emotions pervade community sport coaching. They are inextricably linked to one’s thought, behaviour, interaction, and patterns of social organisation. This chapter aims to help readers understand and navigate the emotional demands of community sport... Read More about Emotions, Emotion norms, and emotion management in community sport coaching.

Political skill in community sport coaching work (2021)
Book Chapter
Nelson, L., Potrac, P., Gale, L., Ives, B., & Conway, E. (2021). Political skill in community sport coaching work. In B. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Gale, & L. Nelson (Eds.), Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practices. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

This chapter discusses the political skill and exploring why community sport coaches might benefit from developing such social sensibilities. The chapter concludes by considering the place of political skill in the education and continuous profession... Read More about Political skill in community sport coaching work.

Community sport coaching and impression management (2021)
Book Chapter
Potrac, P., Ives, B., Gale, L., & Nelson, L. (2021). Community sport coaching and impression management. In B. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Gale, & L. Nelson (Eds.), Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

This chapter positions community sport coaching work as a social, interactive performance. It begins by introducing the concept of dramaturgy and Erving Goffman’s ground-breaking work addressing ‘the presentation of the self in everyday life.t This b... Read More about Community sport coaching and impression management.

Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice (2021)
Book
Ives, B., Potrac, P., Gale, L., & Nelson, L. (Eds.). (2021). Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

In many Western nations, community sport coaches occupy a central role in supporting the physical health, mental wellbeing, and wider social development of individuals and communities. However, there is no existing academic textbook that examines the... Read More about Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice.

Foreword (2019)
Book Chapter
Ives, B., & Gale, L. (2019). Foreword. In L. Gale, & B. Ives (Eds.), Sports coaching in the community: Developing knowledge and Insight. Manchester: Manchester Metropolitan University

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”.

The Interplay between Emotion, Identity, and Workplace Relations in Community Sports Coaching (2019)
Book Chapter
Ives, B., Gale, L., Potrac, P., & Nelson, L. (2019). The Interplay between Emotion, Identity, and Workplace Relations in Community Sports Coaching. In C. L. Corsby, & C. N. Edwards (Eds.), Exploring research in sports coaching and pedagogy: Context and contingency (49-54). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

A mentoring conversation in community sports coaching : Martyn Cooke (mentor) and Lisa Snape (mentee) (2018)
Book Chapter
Gale, L., Taylor, W., & Cooke, M. (2018). A mentoring conversation in community sports coaching : Martyn Cooke (mentor) and Lisa Snape (mentee). In F. C. Chambers (Ed.), Learning to mentor in sports coaching: a design thinking approach. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315172279

The nature of community coaching is very chaotic, with Lisa, the novice coach, working with a variety of vulnerable groups across differing ages. Lisa is poorly prepared for the realities of entering the world of community coaching and sports provisi... Read More about A mentoring conversation in community sports coaching : Martyn Cooke (mentor) and Lisa Snape (mentee).

Sport coaching concepts: a framework for coaching practice (2nd ed) (2017)
Journal Article
Gale, L. (2018). Sport coaching concepts: a framework for coaching practice (2nd ed). Sports Coaching Review, 7(2), 212-216. https://doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2017.1409965

Jean Piaget: Learning and the stages of athlete development (2016)
Book Chapter
Toner, J., Moran, A., & Gale, L. (2016). Jean Piaget: Learning and the stages of athlete development. In L. Nelson, R. Groom, & P. Potrac (Eds.), Learning in Sports Coaching: Theory and Application. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315746012

Enacting Youth Sport Policy: Towards a micro-political and emotional understanding of community sports coaching work (2016)
Book Chapter
Ives, B., Gale, L., Nelson, L., & Potrac, P. (2016). Enacting Youth Sport Policy: Towards a micro-political and emotional understanding of community sports coaching work. In K. Green, & A. Smith (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport (559-570). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203795002

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.