ABSTRACT

There is a limited understanding of the career development of sport coaches and how they design their lives in and through sport. We drew on career construction theory and narrative methodology to explore football coaches’ career development, adaptability resources, and the meanings they assigned to their journeys. Ten women’s football (soccer) coaches (2 women) aged 23–60 in England took part in narrative interviews. Our analysis indicated that early immersion into the football narrative context often resulted in low career exploration and a strong commitment to coaching as an attempt to keep the footballing identity narrative “going”. The coaches were resourceful in crafting their coaching careers; however, most of them expressed little concern or curiosity for other careers, leaving them vulnerable to psychological distress if unable to realise their career ambition. Women’s elite football presented a novel, attractive context for quicker career advancement and developing an elite coach identity. .

摘要

对体育教练的职业发展以及他们如何在体育运动中以及通过体育运动设计生活的了解有限。我们借鉴职业建设理论和叙事方法论来探讨足球教练的职业发展，适应性资源以及他们赋予其旅程的意义。在英格兰，有十名23至60岁的女足教练（2名女性）参加了采访。我们的分析表明，尽早沉浸于足球叙事环境中通常会导致对职业的探索程度低，并坚定地执教教练，以保持足球身份叙事的“持续发展”。教练们在制定自己的教练生涯方面很机智。但是，他们大多数对其他职业表示很少的关注或好奇，如果他们无法实现自己的职业野心，就容易遭受心理困扰。女子精英足球展现了一种新颖而诱人的环境，可加快职业发展并培养精英教练的身份。。