2019
DOI: 10.1177/1747954119860223
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Is the game lost in advance? Being a high-performance coach and preserving family life

Abstract: This article examines how high-performance sport coaches combine their professional and family lives. To address this issue, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 41 French coaches (8 females, 33 males) involved in the preparation of the French teams for the Olympic Games in Rio (2016), Pyeongchang (2018) and/or Tokyo (2020). The results show that all the coaches interviewed are engaged in a passionate relationship with their job. For some coaches, this commitment has an impact on their family life. T… Show more

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“…But a large number of children suffer from autism, which seriously hinders the development of society. This has adverse effects on family life, society, and the country in the long run, but home sports games can be used to solve this problem [ 9 ]. Scholars have proposed the use of family sports games to improve symptoms of children with autism, such as communication skills and physical conditions.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…But a large number of children suffer from autism, which seriously hinders the development of society. This has adverse effects on family life, society, and the country in the long run, but home sports games can be used to solve this problem [ 9 ]. Scholars have proposed the use of family sports games to improve symptoms of children with autism, such as communication skills and physical conditions.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Concerning the second research question regarding the personal challenges experienced by the acculturating coaches, they reported feelings of separation that are common stressors in immigrant coaches' experiences (Schinke et al, 2011) and highlight the types of family challenges previously shown to be prevalent in elite coaching (Borges et al, 2015;Felber Charbonneau, Camiré, & Lemyre, 2020;Joncheray, Burlot, & Julla-Marcy, 2019). For coaches moving to new roles overseas, having coping strategies in place to maintain professional and family life balance are invaluable.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…The majority of coaches, regardless of their culture, seem to face difficulties in obtaining professional work and family life (work/family balance), although other coaches indicate that their family life serves as a protection for engagement in a passionate profession [64]. Nevertheless, these potentially conflicting social spheres of work/family balance require special consideration because they have a direct impact on their work performance and potentially on their athletes.…”
Section: Recovery Considerations For Team Staff Membersmentioning
confidence: 99%