Abstract A multi-level ecological-intersectional model has been proposed as a way of understanding the intersecting social identities that shape women’s experience of power and social injustices in sports coaching. Using a case study of one of the most longstanding Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association woman soccer coaches, Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown, we investigated the constructs and processes that shaped her coaching career trajectory and how the intersectional nature of these constructs and processes enabled her to navigate the leadership labyrinth. Data were generated from three semi-structured interviews and analysed abductively to form categories aligned to the four layers of the ecological-intersectional model. Barriers identified by Coach Izzo-Brown were consistent with previous literature (e.g. soft-essentialism). However, greater focus on the supportive factors perceived by Coach-Izzo-Brown (e.g. woman coaching network) can create a more inclusive culture for woman coaches. Longstanding and successful woman coaches’ involvement in professional development and advocacy activities is recommended.

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驾驭领导迷宫：担任20年领导职务的女大学教练的障碍和支持

摘要提出了一个多层次的生态交叉模型，作为理解体育教练中相交的社会身份的一种方式，这些相交的社会身份塑造了女性的权力经历和社会不公。通过对美国国家大学体育协会历史最悠久的一位女足球教练Nikki Izzo-Brown进行案例研究，我们研究了塑造她教练职业轨迹的结构和过程，以及这些结构和过程的交叉本质如何使她导航领导迷宫。数据来自三个半结构化访谈，并进行了归纳分析，以形成与生态交叉模型的四个层次相对应的类别。伊佐·布朗（Izzo-Brown）教练确定的壁垒与先前的文献（例如，软本质主义）一致。然而，更加关注教练伊佐·布朗（例如女性教练网络）所支持的支持因素可以为女性教练创造一种更具包容性的文化。建议长期，成功的女教练参与职业发展和倡导活动。