‘You don't realize what you see!’: the institutional context of emotional abuse in elite youth sport

Jacobs, Frank; Smits, Froukje; Knoppers, Annelies

doi:10.4324/9781351271882-8

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“…The normalization and tolerance of violence in sport by athletes, stakeholders of the sport system, the media, and the general public is the most documented sociocultural risk factor in the field to date for all forms of violence (Alexander et al, 2011;Hoover, 1999;Jacobs, Smits, & Knoppers, 2016;Parent et al, 2016;Pinheiro et al, 2014;Smith, 1983;Spaaij, 2014;Stafford, Alexander, & Fry, 2015;Stirling & Kerr, 2008;Terry & Jackson, 1985;Waldron, 2015). For example, studies have shown a certain degree of acceptance, both of sexual violence and sexual relations between coaches and young athletes (Leahy et al, 2002;Parent et al, 2016;Toftegaard Nielsen, 2001.…”

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Comprehensive Overview of the Problem of Violence Against Athletes in Sport

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Fortier

2018

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

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The problem of violence against athletes is of growing concern. However, the scientific literature in this field tends to be specific to certain forms of violence and does not always provide a clear portrayal of the problem. To better understand issues concerning violence against athletes in sport and to identify needs in this area of research, we must look at violence in a more inclusive way and see violence against athlete as a global problem. This article presents a comprehensive overview of the problem of interpersonal violence against athletes in the sport context. We discuss definitions of violence in sport through the lens of athletes’ victimization. We also look at the various manifestations of interpersonal violence against athletes, the perpetrators involved, the factors associated to the risk of victimization, and the possible consequences of this violence on the mental and physical health of athletes. Finally, future directions for research on this topic are discussed.

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Section: Sociocultural Factorsmentioning

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Comprehensive Overview of the Problem of Violence Against Athletes in Sport

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Fortier

2018

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

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“…As such, competing discourses work to become established as 'normal', 'natural' and common sense (Jacobs et al 2016), leading to the privileging of particular knowledges, practices and therefore subjectivities 3 . Foucault's (1977) concept of disciplinary power is useful in examining this process.…”

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‘No pain, no gain’: former elite female gymnasts’ engagements with pain and injury discourses

Tynan

McEvilly

2017

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

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No pain, no gain': former elite female gymnasts' engagements with pain and injury discourses This paper investigates former elite female gymnasts' views and experiences of pain and injury. The purpose of the study was to examine how participants engaged with pain and injury discourses and interrogate the ways in which certain knowledge and practices had become dominant. A Foucaultian theoretical framework underpinned the study, making use of Foucault's work on discourses, power and resistance. Data were generated through semi-structured interviews with seven former elite gymnasts. By analysing the participants' talk through poststructural discourse analysis, three themes were identified. Firstly, participants' persistence through pain and injury was due to the desire to compete. Secondly, participants differentiated between 'good pain' and 'bad pain'. Thirdly, participants had a higher tolerance for pain than for injury. This research raises questions about the dominance of a 'no pain, no gain' discourse, and the ways in which gymnasts may develop an uncritical acceptance of particular 'truths' surrounding pain and injury.

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“…justify or normalize emotionally abusive coaching behaviours in the pursuit of producing winning athletes (Jacobs, Smits, & Knoppers, 2016).…”

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Elite Athletes' Experience of Coping With Emotional Abuse in the Coach–Athlete Relationship

Kavanagh

Brown

Jones

2017

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

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In this paper, we explore the coping strategies used by elite athletes in response to emotional abuse experienced within the coach-athlete relationship. The athletes in this study adopted emotion-and avoidance-focussed coping strategies to manage their feelings in the moment that emotional abuse occurred. Over time, athletes accessed support networks and engaged in sense-making to rationalise their experiences. The potential of coping-level intervention to develop individual resources and to break the cycle of emotional abuse in sport is highlighted. We suggest that as primary agents of ensuring athlete's protection, sport psychologists need appropriate safeguarding training.

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‘You don't realize what you see!’: the institutional context of emotional abuse in elite youth sport

Cited by 9 publications

References 26 publications

Comprehensive Overview of the Problem of Violence Against Athletes in Sport

Comprehensive Overview of the Problem of Violence Against Athletes in Sport

‘No pain, no gain’: former elite female gymnasts’ engagements with pain and injury discourses

Elite Athletes' Experience of Coping With Emotional Abuse in the Coach–Athlete Relationship

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