Women in Sports Coaching

ISBN-13: 9781138558755 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 270 str.

Opis

There is a lack of women coaches who coach women, and a near absence of women who coach men. This important new book examines why. Drawing on original multi-disciplinary research from around the world, it looks at the status of women in coaching, explores the complex issues they face, and suggests solutions for eliminating barriers.

Spis treści

Introduction Part 1: Underlying Theoretical Framework 1. A Framework to Understand Experiences of Women Coaches Around the Globe: The Ecological-Intersectional Model 2. A Socio-cultural Examination of a Lack of Women Coaches in Sport Leadership Positions 3. An Ecological/Multisystem Approach to Understanding and Examining Women Coaches Part 2: Women Coaches and Other Intersectional Identities 4. Lesbian Coaches and Homophobia 5. Women Coaches of Color: Examining the Effects of Intersectionality 6. Coaching and Motherhood 7. Cross-Gender Coaching: Women Coaching Men 8. Female Athletes Conceptions of Leadership: Coaching and Gender Implications 9. Female Assistant Coaches: Planting Seeds and Growing Roots Part 3: Seeing, Listening to and Researching Women Coaches 10. Women in the Sport Media: Where are the Coaches? 11. Hear Their Voices: Suggestions for Developing and Supporting Women Coaches from Around the World 12. Women in Coaching: Theoretical Underpinnings among Quantitative Analyses 13. Women in Coaching: Theoretical Underpinnings among Qualitative Research Part 4: Strategies for Change Concluding Thoughts: Creating Change for Women Coaches

O autorze

Nicole M. LaVoi is a Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology and Co-Director of the Tucker Center for Girls & Women at the University of Minnesota, USA,and former collegiate tennis coach and USPTA tennis teaching professional. Her research pertains to gender and coaching, and media portrayals of women in sport. She is the primary author of the longitudinal Women in College Coaching and Report Card research series.