A qualitative study of exemplary parenting in competitive female youth team sport.

Abstract

This study examined how exemplary youth sport parents support their daughters in competitive team sport. Individual interviews were first conducted with eight coaches (three women and five men). Coaches were then invited to nominate exemplary youth sport parents. Interviews were subsequently conducted with 10 nominated parents (seven mothers and three fathers). Interpretive description methodology (Thorne, 2016) was used. Results were organized around three categories: being autonomy supportive (represented by the themes of not forcing a direction, sharing goals, fostering independence, and emphasizing effort and having fun), building healthy relationships (trusting and communicating with coaches and supporting the team and club), and coping with emotional demands (assisting before competitions and monitoring emotions during and after competitions). Theoretically, the results highlight the value of autonomysupportive parenting styles and parents' emotional intelligence.

The Problematic Experience of Players' Mutations Between Clubs: Discovering the Social Adaptability Skills Required

“…Sport psychology studies have investigated the relationships between players and various components of their microsystem in-depth. This kind of knowledge could be informative for understanding what is at stake during club mutations, such as their effects on peers or teammates (e.g., Allen, 2003 ; Höll and Burnett, 2014 ; Erickson and Côté, 2016 ; Garn, 2016 ), coaches (e.g., Jowett and Poczwardowski, 2007 ; Rhind et al, 2012 ; Jowett, 2017 ), or parents and family (e.g., Horn and Horn, 2007 ; Clarke and Harwood, 2014 ; Knight et al, 2016 ; Pynn et al, 2019 ). Research to date has characterized how the components of a players environment influence their development by supporting (e.g., players stability and harmony), constraining (e.g., undermining players well-being), accelerating (e.g., increasing the performance success and satisfaction), or modifying how a player handles the impact of a problematic situation.…”

Understanding and Supporting Parents of Academy Footballers

“…When considering parenting styles in the sporting literature, it is generally suggested that an authoritative parenting style or an autonomy-supportive approach was most beneficial (Harwood & Knight, 2015;Pynn et al, 2019). Specifically, it appears that these approaches are associated with improved/enhanced sportspersonship, sport enjoyment, motivation, sport satisfaction, and mastery orientation (Gagné et al, 2003;Holt et al, 2009;Juntumaa et al, 2005;Pynn et al, 2019;Sapieja et al, 2011;Wright et al, 2019).…”

“…When considering parenting styles in the sporting literature, it is generally suggested that an authoritative parenting style or an autonomy-supportive approach was most beneficial (Harwood & Knight, 2015;Pynn et al, 2019). Specifically, it appears that these approaches are associated with improved/enhanced sportspersonship, sport enjoyment, motivation, sport satisfaction, and mastery orientation (Gagné et al, 2003;Holt et al, 2009;Juntumaa et al, 2005;Pynn et al, 2019;Sapieja et al, 2011;Wright et al, 2019). For instance, an authoritative parenting style has been associated with children displaying a higher level of mastery orientated behaviour, reduced levels of task-irrelevant and norm-breaking behaviour, and healthy perfectionism (Juntumaa et al, 2005;Sapieja et al, 2011).…”

“…For instance, parents provide financial and logistical support to enable children to participate (Harwood et al, 2010) and offer emotional support throughout competitions (Elliott & Drummond, 2017). Additionally, parents must develop relationships with coaches and other parents, and manage their emotions when watching their children compete (Hayward et al, 2017;Pynn et al, 2019). The extent to which parents 'appropriately' carry out these roles may impact upon whether children achieve their sporting potential, have a positive psychosocial experience, and experience positive developmental outcomes (Harwood & Knight, 2015).…”

“…Parenting within organised sport settings is complex and there is a large volume of research exploring the roles, experiences, behaviours, and involvement of parents as they relate to the development of youth athletes (Clarke & Harwood, 2014;Gould et al, 2006;Knight et al, 2016b;Lauer et al, 2010a;Pynn et al, 2019;Wuerth et al, 2004).…”