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| Role
of the Coach: How Model Youth Team Sport Coaches Frame their Roles |
| Gilbert, W. D., & Trudel, P. (in press). The Sport Psychologist. |
| Abstract |
| Similar to a belief system, a role frame acts as a perceptual filter that influences how practitioners define their professional responsibilities (Schön, 1983). The purpose of this article is to present the role frame components of model youth team sport coaches. The results are based on a two-year multiple-case study with six model youth team sport coaches. On average, the coaches’ role frame comprised two boundary components (age group and competitive level) and nine internal components (discipline, emphasis on team, equity, fun, personal growth and development, positive team environment, safety, sport specific development, and winning). Boundary components are objective conditions of the environment that can influence an individual’s approach to coaching. Internal role frame components are personal views a coach holds regarding youth sport coaching. A discussion of how role frames can be examined and used by coaches and coach educators to improve coach development and coach reflection is provided. |