Exploring the Context of Coached Masters Swim Programs: A Narrative Approach

Rathwell, Scott; Callary, Bettina; Young, Bradley W.

doi:10.25035/ijare.09.01.07

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“…In this regard, the coach made sure to praise the MAs' efforts and facilitated an encouraging environment, which the adult athletes enjoyed. These results resonate with previous research highlighting the social orientation of Masters sport 37 where peer connections help to foster feelings of belongingness and relatedness 17 and selfdetermined motivation, particularly when the training atmosphere is less competitive. 38 Further, MAs spoke of learning for the sake of learning.…”

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“…Due to their maturity, MAs in the study felt that they should reciprocate the same respect and commitment. Likewise, in a study of Masters competitive swimmers' preferences, Rathwell et al 17 discussed how the swimmers sought to please their coach by reciprocating the same effort they acknowledged receiving from the coach.…”

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“…Several studies suggest that MAs require approaches that differ from those used with younger groups. [15][16][17] Callary et al 15 indicated that MAs' mature self-concept warrants coaching that fosters self-directedness, promotes problem solving in learning activities, and encourages critical appraisal of learning content. This work also revealed that MAs wanted to be coached differently than youth, which suggests that coaches of MAs may be challenged to move away from 'traditional' pedagogical approaches to involve MAs more meaningfully in their sport training experience.…”

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Same coach, different approach? How masters and youth athletes perceive learning opportunities in training

MacLellan

Callary

Young

2017

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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While traditional, coach-directed pedagogies have dominated youth sport coaching practice, little is known about how coaches orient their approaches to facilitate adult athletes' learning. This study explored a group of Masters athletes' and a group of youth athletes' perspectives of their common canoe/kayak coach's approaches, with an aim to understand if and how the coach's approaches differed based on the age cohort she was coaching. Four focus group interviews (two with each age cohort lasting 60-90 min) were conducted with nine youth (five male, four female; 14-15 years old) and 12 Masters athletes (six male, six female; 27-70 years old). Data were inductively analysed resulting in three higher order themes: (1) communication, exchanges, and interactions; (2) coaching on the basis of the athletes' selfconcept; (3) norms, goals, and expectations for learning within the climate. Results indicated that Masters athletes felt their coach responded well to their need for information, gave them room to make decisions, and engaged them in collaborative conversations. Youth athletes described their coach's approaches as more directive: she made decisions for when and how they trained, provided information linearly, and maintained a climate of highly competitive expectations. Whereas coaching approaches with Masters athletes closely paralleled andragogical principles, those for youth aligned with more directed instructional methods. Findings illustrate how one coach's approaches varied on a continuum from coach-directed (i.e. traditional pedagogical) to athlete-directed (i.e. andragogical) styles, both evident to some degree with each cohort.

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Same coach, different approach? How masters and youth athletes perceive learning opportunities in training

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“…While sport-related programs undoubtedly offer a wide range of benefits for older people, the results of this study suggest that sport participation and LTPA may not be strongly related. Research and policy have emphasized the use of sport as a tool for promoting health in the latter stages of life [32] , [33] , but our work illustrates the complexity of sport participation in older adulthood and raises questions about the types of LTPA that should be encouraged to promote physically active lifestyles among ageing populations. Before efforts to change older adults' use of time can be designed and implemented, research is needed to determine whether the differences in time-use among the PA groups affects older adults' health and whether sport enhances health outcomes through its influence on SB.…”

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“…Sport, in particular, has been promoted in research and policy as a way to encourage healthy, active lifestyles in older adulthood [32] , [33] . To date, the association between sport involvement later in life and SB has yet to be explored.…”

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Leisure-time Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Older People: The Influence of Sport Involvement on Behaviour Patterns in Later Life

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Given the dramatic demographic change underway in most industrialized nations, the health of older adults is a major concern, particularly given the prevalence of sedentary behaviours and physical inactivity among ageing populations. Researchers have suggested sport participation in later life promotes other health-related behaviours, however, these relationships are poorly understood. It is possible for individuals to be classified as sufficiently active and still spend most of their day involved in sedentary pursuits. Moreover, there is little information on older sport participants' use of time compared to leisurely active or inactive peers and whether type of physical activity involvement is associated with differences in older adults' behaviour patterns. With this in mind, data from 1,723 respondents (65 years and older) who completed the sport module of the 2010 Canadian General Social Survey–Time Use were used to investigate the influence of physical activity involvement (competitive sport vs. non-competitive sport vs. physically active leisure vs. inactivity) on time spent in leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Results indicated that competitive sport participants spent less time engaging in sedentary behaviours compared to the physically active leisure or inactive respondents; however, sport participants (both competitive and non-competitive) also spent less time engaging in leisure-time physical activities than the physically active leisure group. Implications of these findings to assumptions related to the activity levels of older sport participants, suggestions for future research, and considerations for sport-related interventions aimed at enhancing health in older adulthood are discussed.

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