50 Million StrongTM: The Contribution of Sports Coaching

Robyn Jones is arguably the world’s leading researcher and scholar in the microsociology of sports coaching. Viewing coaching as a ‘complex socio-pedagogical process’ he has drawn especially from Erving Goffman’s work on stigma, interaction and impression management, in addition to educational perspectives such as Nel Noddings’ feminist ethic of care. This article and the accompanying commentaries from Robyn’s current and past doctoral students, as well as some colleagues from academia, is focused on the ontology, epistemology and methodology of research in sports coaching.

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Exploring the Potential of Assessment Efficacy in Sports Coaching

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching ◽

10.1260/1747-9541.7.2.203 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 203-205

Author(s):

Tiffanye M. Vargas

Keyword(s):

Sports Coaching

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Psychology in Sports Coaching

10.4324/9781003201441 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Adam R. Nicholls

Keyword(s):

Sports Coaching

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Humour in Sports Coaching: ‘It’s a Funny Old Game’

Sociological Research Online ◽

10.1177/1360780418780047 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 744-762 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Christian Nicholas Edwards ◽

Robyn L Jones

Keyword(s):

Social Order ◽

Social Role ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Ethnographic Study ◽

The Body ◽

Social Significance ◽

Ethnographic Film ◽

The Social ◽

Field Notes ◽

Sports Coaching

The primary purpose of this article was to investigate the use and manifestation of humour within sports coaching. This was particularly in light of the social significance of humour as a critical component in cultural creation and negotiation. Data were gathered from a 10-month ethnographic study that tracked the players and coaches of Senghenydd City Football Club (a pseudonym) over the course of a full season. Precise methods of data collection included participant observation, reflective personal field notes, and ethnographic film. The results demonstrated the dominating presence of both ‘inclusionary putdowns’ and ‘disciplinary humour’, particularly in relation to how they contributed to the production and maintenance of the social order. Finally, a reflective conclusion discusses the temporal nature of the collective understanding evident among the group at Senghenydd, and its effect on the humour evident. In doing so, the work contributes to the body of knowledge regarding the social role of humour within sports coaching.

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