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The use of narrative in coach education: The effort on short and long-term practice

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posted on 2023-05-17, 19:49 authored by Jennifer McMahonJennifer McMahon
This paper reports on research exploring how narrative might challenge coaches ‘thinking’ and ‘doing.’ Narrative offers new ways of seeing the world by providing us with an opportunity to reflect on our experiences and, in doing so, observe new ways of being. Within this study, athletes' stories were presented to coaches to provide an alternate perspective to challenge coach practice, both in the present and long-term. The process provided coaches with a critical space to cast a ‘beam of consciousness’ over what they did and said to athletes. As a consequence, empathy and a more holistic approach to coaching were facilitated. It is contended that athletes' stories in the shape of narratives hold the potential to serve as effective means to challenge coaching practice, this developing more socially sensitive practice.

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Publication title

Sports Coaching Review

Pagination

33-48

ISSN

2164-0629

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

Routledge

Place of publication

United Kingdom

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Copyright 2013 Taylor & Francis

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  • Restricted

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Other education and training not elsewhere classified

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