Psychological contract in the volunteer youth sport coach environment: the community sport club perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 321-338
Author(s):  
Alanna Harman ◽  
Alison Doherty
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Sport Club ◽  
Community Sport

scholarly journals To Be or Not to Be Invited Youth Sport: Young People’s Influence in Voluntary Sport

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 187-204
Author(s):  
Lena Larsson ◽  
Jane Meckbach
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Young People ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Sport Club ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Fields ◽  
Sport Clubs

AbstractInfluence and the opportunity to have one’s voice heard are fundamental rights valid for all people, including also children and youths. Despite this, research shows that young people’s voices have received less attention and young people have no influence in many contexts in which they find themselves (Evans, 2007; Fundberg, 2009; Redelius, 2005). In Sweden, the emphasis on influence can be linked to the fact that the sport club activities of the Swedish state are seen as an important arena for the civic education of young people (The Swedish Sports Confederation, 2005, 2011). The aim of this study is to explore young coaches and their opportunities to influence in the Swedish sport clubs with focus on what the youths themselves say about influence and power. We use Bourdieus’ theories on social fields to bring to light which youths are chosen to be leaders and their possibilities to influence. The results show that for young coaches to have influence, both their habitus and capital are required to ‘match’ the social context into which they are entering. One way of maintaining power is not to change the accepted way of working, which excludes the young coaches from challenging in the battle for positions.

Parent Well-Being Through Community Youth Sport: An Autoethnography of “Sideline” Participation

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie E. Misener
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Service Research ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Community Sport ◽  
Design Attributes

Parents are central stakeholders within the youth sport context, yet their own health and well-being can be compromised due to the extensive commitment required to support their child’s sport development. Against a backdrop of transformative sport service research and eudaimonic well-being, the study presents an autoethnography of my experience as a parent attempting to subvert the traditional role of parent–spectator by engaging in “sideline” physical activity simultaneous to my child’s sport. A secondary purpose is to identify the program and facility design attributes within the community sport environment that facilitate or inhibit the well-being of parents via simultaneous participation. This study highlights how the lines between researcher and subject can be blurred to challenge taken-for-granted assumptions and strengthen well-being through mastery, autonomy, personal growth, interpersonal relations, and self-acceptance. Through lived experience and personal voice, I hope that my story will open new possibilities for transformative practices within community sport.

The Psychological Contract of Volunteer Youth Sport Coaches

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 687-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alanna Harman ◽  
Alison Doherty
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Content Variation ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Volunteer Coaches ◽  
Sport Coaches ◽  
Different Levels

This study examined the psychological contract of volunteer youth sport coaches to determine the content, variation, and influences to its development. Interviews were conducted with 22 volunteer coaches of team sports, representing different levels of play (recreational, competitive), coaching tenure (novice, experienced), and gender (female, male), who were sampled to account for the potential variation based on these demographic factors. The findings revealed that volunteer coaches possessed both transactional and relational expectations of themselves and their club. Coaches’ most frequently cited expectations of themselves were technical expertise (transactional), and leadership (relational), while their most frequently cited expectations of the club were fundamental resources and club administration (transactional), and coach support (relational). Variation was found by different levels of play (recreational, competitive) and coaching tenure (novice, experienced). The coaches’ psychological contract was shaped predominately by sources external to the club. Implications for managing the psychological contract of volunteer youth sport coaches and directions for future research are discussed.

Parents' Perceptions of Child-to-Parent Socialization in Organized Youth Sport

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 444-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Travis E. Dorsch ◽  
Alan L. Smith ◽  
Meghan H. McDonough
Keyword(s):  
Sport Participation ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Child Temperament ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Child Gender ◽  
Community Sport ◽  
Socialization Processes ◽  
Parent Socialization ◽  
Youth Sport Participation ◽  
Or Team

The purpose of this study was to enhance understanding of how parents are socialized by their children's organized youth sport participation. Five semistructured focus groups were conducted with youth sport parents (N = 26) and analyzed using qualitative methods based on Strauss and Corbin (1998). Sixty-three underlying themes reflected parents' perceived socialization experiences resulting from their children's organized youth sport participation. Each theme represented 1 of 11 subcategories of parental change, which were subsumed within four broad categories of parent sport socialization (behavior, cognition, affect, relationships). Each category of parental change was interconnected with the other three categories. Moreover, six potential moderators of parent sport socialization were documented, namely, child age, parent past sport experience, parent and child gender, child temperament, community sport context, and type of sport setting (individual or team). Together, these findings enhance understanding of parent sport socialization processes and outcomes, thus opening avenues for future research on parents in the youth sport setting.

scholarly journals Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on youth sport in Australia and consequences for future participation and retention

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Elliott ◽  
M. J. Drummond ◽  
I. Prichard ◽  
R. Eime ◽  
C. Drummond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Australia ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Family Connectedness ◽  
Community Sport ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background COVID-19 continues to represent the single biggest challenge to contemporary community sport globally. Compliance with social distancing policies, strict return-to-play protocols, and COVID-19 specific training has, perhaps, forever changed the way that children and young people engage in organised sport. Within this context, and while many children and families seek to re-engage with community sport, we (researchers and sport practitioners) have an obligation to ask questions about how the pandemic has impacted youth sport, understand the short- and long-term consequences, and explore what (if any) opportunities can be seized to assist and improve future participation and retention. The aim of this paper was to present an in-depth exploration of the impact of COVID-19 on youth sport in South Australia. Methods Within an interpretive descriptive methodology, this qualitative investigation draws on rich, individual interview and focus group data with 39 youth (ages 15–18), parents, coaches, and sport administrators. A reflexive thematic analysis was undertaken, leading to the development of four substantive themes. Results We conceptualised the ‘4 Rs’ to advance theoretical understandings about the pandemic’s impact on youth sport, including the themes ‘recognising struggle’, ‘reconnection’, ‘re-engaging after restrictions, and ‘reimagining sport’. The themes captured insights about a decline in mental wellbeing and physical activity, an increase in family connectedness, the challenge for sports to attract volunteers and participants back into sport, and the opportunities to reset values and philosophies underpinning the provision of youth sport. Conclusion The findings provide valuable insight into the youth sport setting as a result of the global pandemic and suggest that families, sporting clubs and sporting organisations require additional resources and tools (for example, support for parents to facilitate their children’s training at home during lockdown) to aid recovery efforts and to ensure the survival and prosperity of youth sport into the future.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Hematological Parameters of Endurance Runners at Guna Athletics Sport Club (3100 Meters above Sea Level) and Ethiopian Youth Sport Academy (2400 Meters above Sea Level), Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Zelalem Tilahun Muche ◽  
Diresibachew Haile Wondimu ◽  
Milkessa Bayissa Midekssa ◽  
Endeshaw Chekol Abebe ◽  
Teklie Mengie Ayele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Hematological Parameters ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin ◽  
Sport Club ◽  
Corpuscular Hemoglobin ◽  
Endurance Runners ◽  
Wbc Count ◽  
And Training

Introduction. Endurance running performance is dependent upon hematological, physiological, anthropometrical, diet, genetic, and training characteristics. Increased oxygen transport and efficiency of tissue in extracting oxygen are the major determinants to competitions that require endurance. Thus, altitude training is often employed to increase blood oxygen-carrying capacity to improve sea-level endurance performance. This study aimed to compare hematological parameters of endurance runners’ training at different clubs with different altitudes (Guna Athletics Sport Club at Guna (3100 meter above sea level) and Ethiopian Youth Sport Academy at Addis Ababa (2400 meter above sea level)). Methods. A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted at GASC and EYSA. Data were collected from a total of 102 eligible study subjects (26 runners and 25 controls at Guna and 26 runners and 25 controls at Addis Ababa) from May to October 2019. About 3 ml of the venous blood was drawn from the antecubital vein by aseptic procedure and analyzed using a hematology analyzer (DIRUI BCC-3000B, China). One-way ANOVA and independent-sample t-tests were used to compare means. Result. Male runners in Guna had significantly higher hemoglobin (Hgb), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and white blood cell (WBC) count than male runners in Addis Ababa. Besides, female runners in Guna had significantly higher MCH and MCHC than female runners in Addis Ababa. However, there were no significant differences between Guna and Addis Ababa runners in red blood cell (RBC) count, Hct, MCV, and platelet count in both sexes, while Hgb and WBC count in females. Conclusion. Decisively, Guna Athletics Sport Club endurance runners had significantly higher hematological parameters than Ethiopian Youth Sport Academy endurance runners. This provides invaluable information for coaches and sport physicians to monitor the hematological profile and the health status of an athlete living and training at different altitudes.

Establishing and Maintaining a Modified Youth Sport Program: Lessons from Hotelling’s Location Game

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 326-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Chalip ◽  
B. Christine Green
Keyword(s):  
Sport Participation ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Affective Experience ◽  
Sport Club ◽  
Youth Soccer ◽  
Sport Programs ◽  
Youth Sport Participation

Modified youth sport programs seek to adapt sport rules, equipment, and contingencies to the needs and abilities of child participants. Research shows that modified programs can broaden the base of youth sport participation, enhance children’s affective experience of sport, and elevate the level of skill they attain. Hotelling’s location game is applied to the analysis of a modified youth soccer program. It is shown that the program struggled to retain the modifications it had implemented and was gradually compelled to adopt elements of the traditional youth sport programs it had initially rejected. This finding is consistent with predictions derived from Hotelling. It is argued that modified programs will have difficulty maintaining their distinctiveness from traditional youth sport if they are implemented within established sport club structures. A framework for facilitating the establishment and maintenance of modified youth sport programs is suggested.

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