ABSTRACT

The development of women coaches is complex and dependent upon influences at individual, interpersonal, organisational, and sociocultural levels, as outlined by the Ecological-Intersectional Model (EIM). Mentorship is a notable strategy for supporting the development and advancement of women coaches, yet we know little about the benefits of mentorship for women coaches at each of these levels. The purpose of this study was to gain an ecological understanding of the benefits of mentorship for advancing women in coaching. More specifically, this study sought to explore the benefits of a Female Coach Mentorship Program on the various levels of the EIM model. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven women mentee coaches and a qualitative thematic analysis of the data revealed benefits of mentorship at the individual and interpersonal levels but not at the organisational and sociocultural levels. Recommendations are made to advance mentorship with further attention on the macro-levels of sport.

摘要

正如生态交叉模型 (EIM) 所概述的那样，女教练的发展是复杂的，并且取决于个人、人际关系、组织和社会文化层面的影响。导师制是支持女性教练发展和进步的重要策略，但我们对导师制对各个级别的女教练的好处知之甚少。这项研究的目的是获得对指导在促进女性教练方面的好处的生态理解。更具体地说，本研究试图探索女性教练指导计划在 EIM 模型的各个层面上的好处。深入，对七名女性学员教练进行了半结构化访谈，对数据的定性主题分析揭示了指导在个人和人际层面的好处，但在组织和社会文化层面没有。建议进一步关注体育的宏观层面，以推进指导。