Coaching Dads: Understanding Managerial Implications of Fathering Through Sport

Abstract

Youth sport organizations traditionally have focused their concern on training parents in sport and coaching skills, but have largely ignored their parent role. However, an increasing body of work exploring the phenomenon of fathering through sport has highlighted the need for youth sport organizations to become aware of and understand the dual roles of father and coach/volunteer and the potential impact on the participant and the sport organization of using sport as a site and mechanism for fathering (Kay, 2009; Messner, 2009). The purpose of this article is to examine recent literature about the ways—both positive and negative—that fathers use sport as a way to fulfill fatherhood responsibilities and the implications for sport management scholars and practitioners, particularly in voluntary youth sport organizations.

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“…Specifickou skupinou byli rodiče, kteří doprovázeli své děti na tréninky a sportovní utkání (Graham, Dixon, & Hazen-Swann, 2016;Witt & Dangi, 2018). Mnohdy byly ale kritiky trenérů, rozhodčích i ostatních hráčů, a proto se sami zapojili do trenérské činnosti (Witt & Dangi, 2018).…”

“…), školní tělesná výchova, mentoring ( Brasil, Ramos, Milistetd, Culver, & Nasciment, 2018;Lorimer & Holland-Smith, 2012;Nash & Sproule 2009), touha zůstat u sportu i při výkonu povolání (Duarte & Culver, 2014;Sage, 1988) a využití znalostí získaných studiem tělesné výchovy a praxí ve školství. Specifickým faktorem bylo zapojení rodičů do sportovní aktivity potomka a jejich nespokojenost se sportovním vedením (Graham, Dixon, & Hazen-Swann, 2016;Witt & Dangi, 2018).…”