First Nation stories of coaching barriers: a Mi’kmaq perspective

Gurgis, Joseph John; Callary, Bettina; Denny, Levi

doi:10.1080/21640629.2022.2073136

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“…The epistemological assumption of this study required the researchers to acknowledge how their formal education in the field of sport psychology and experiences as former athletes, coach educators, and mental performance consultants, may shape their perspectives regarding punishment and discipline in sport. Specifically, given the principal investigator’s previous experience investigating coaching practices in sport (e.g., [ 35 ]), and his role in conducting the interviews, it was important for him to reflect on how his research and sport experiences influenced the parameters among which he and the participants discussed punishment and discipline, behavioural management strategies in sport and the co-created themes. This process of self-reflection was achieved through maintaining journal notes on member reflections and conversations with the co-authors who served as critical friends [ 36 ].…”

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Investigating Sport Stakeholders’ Understanding of Behaviour Management within a Competitive Youth Baseball Team

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Kerr

Battaglia

2023

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The following study employed an instrumental case study to investigate sport stakeholders’ understandings of behavioural management strategies used in competitive youth baseball, including the identification of common strategies and interpretations of these as punishment or discipline. Twenty-one participants, from one competitive (AAA) all-boys baseball team, including three coaches, eleven baseball players, and seven parents, were recruited to participate in an individual semi-structured interview. Interviews ranged between 30 and 150 min, and data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Several behaviour management tactics were identified, of which exercise, benching and yelling negative comments were most often reported. While participants interpreted excessive exercise and benching as punitive and/or disciplinary approaches to behavioural management, yelling was consistently viewed as punitive. Participants confused punishment and discipline as interchangeable, thus suggesting a lack of awareness regarding developmentally appropriate strategies of behavioural management and highlighting the normalization of certain punitive tactics in youth sport. The results underscore the necessity of imparting knowledge to the sports community regarding age-appropriate behavioural management interventions to foster safe and enjoyable athletic experiences for youth competitors.

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confidence: 99%