Supporting Athlete Wellbeing During a Global Pandemic

Self-care as self-preservation: where is the support for coaches' self-care in Canadian sport?

“…in the ways mentioned above illuminates the unregulated and precarious work of sport coaches in the Canadian context. And yet, even though care and caring has received considerable uptake in sport and sport coaching scholarship ( 27 – 31 ), a common thread that runs through the sport system as it relates to sport coaches is that they are not considered subjects in need of care themselves as much as they are providers of care to athletes to ensure athletes are unharmed, have positive sport experiences, and perform well ( 32 ).…”