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How narrative became a useful tool in reconstructing coaching identity
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 14:45 authored by Christopher Zehntner, Jennifer McMahonJennifer McMahonIn this research, the use of narrative accounts is investigated as the catalyst for the evolution of one coach’s identity. Unable to sustain a coaching identity that was deemed to be appropriate by my coaching mentors, I disengaged from the swimming culture. This was due in part to the expression of power within the mentor-mentee relationship embedded in the coach development pathway, and within the wider sporting culture. By utilising a narrative approach; writing and deconstructing my own narratives in relation to coach identity development within the mentor mentee relationship, I developed an alternative approach. I established a sustainable coaching identity that demonstrated on balance judgement and reflective consideration of actions rather than deference to constructs within the mentor-mentee relationship. This research suggests that the use of narrative as an integral element in coach education can be powerful in terms of deconstructing cultural ideologies and in the construction of a sustainable coaching identity. The combination of these two components is powerful in terms of enabling a coaching identity to evolve. It is therefore suggested that the development of a sustainable mentor-mentee relationship is inextricably linked with the expression of narrative and the critical reflection on the same.
History
Publication title
AARE Conference ProceedingsEditors
Baguley, MISSN
1324-9320Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
AAREPlace of publication
AustraliaEvent title
AARE NZARE 2014 ConferenceEvent Venue
University of Technology, QueenslandDate of Event (Start Date)
2014-11-30Date of Event (End Date)
2014-12-03Repository Status
- Restricted