ABSTRACT Coaches in elite sport must ensure a balance between performance, high pressure and well-being. A caring approach, based on a coach’s commitment to caring for athletes, has the potential to create such a balance and sustainability. The aim of this study was to identify coaches’ caring and problematise their ethics of care in relation to sustainability. We draw on and integrate the theoretical concept of caring into a conception of (un-) sustainable sport. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven Swedish elite athletics coaches. Results show that coaches’ ethics of care is important for creating sustainable elite athletics practices, but that caring also conflicts with sustainability thinking if coaches do not base their actions on practical wisdom and moral and ethical dilemmas.

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在精英田径运动中担任可持续教练：好处和挑战

摘要精英运动教练必须确保在表现，高压和健康之间取得平衡。根据教练对运动员的关怀承诺，一种关怀方法具有创造这种平衡和可持续性的潜力。这项研究的目的是确定教练的关怀，并使他们在与可持续性相关的护理道德方面存在问题。我们借鉴关怀的理论概念并将其整合到（非）可持续运动的概念中。与七位瑞典精英田径教练进行了半结构化访谈。结果表明，教练的护理道德对于建立可持续的精英体育活动很重要，但是如果教练不将行动基于实践智慧，道德和道德困境，那么关怀也与可持续性思维相冲突。