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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”.