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This book lifts the lid on the high pressured, complex world of
women's artistic gymnastics. By adopting a socio-cultural lens
incorporating historical, sociological and psychological
perspectives, it takes the reader through the story and workings of
women's artistic gymnastics. Beginning with its early history as a
'feminine appropriate' sport, the book follows the sport through
its transition to a modern sports form. Including global cases and
innovative narrative methods, it explores the way gymnasts have
experienced its intense challenges, the complexities of the
coach-athlete relationship, and how others involved in the sport,
such as parents and medical personnel, have contributed to the
reproduction of a highly demanding and potentially abusive sporting
culture. With the focus on a unique women's sport, the book is an
important read for researchers and students studying sport
sociology, sport coaching, and physical education, but it is also a
valuable resource for anyone interested in the development of
sporting talent.
Elite athletes lead a particular way of life, which creates
significant learning and shapes their selves. This is the first
sociological-pedagogical text to conceptualise athlete learning in
elite sport and across athletic careers. It outlines theories of
learning and argues for a cultural perspective capturing contextual
influence, temporal changes, individual dispositions, and
subjectivity. Presented in three parts-landscaping elite sport and
theorising athlete learning; showcasing athletes' learning in elite
sport; and informing research and practice-the book features nine
international, multi-contextual, and multi-experience case studies
of athlete careers, experiences, and learning across individual and
team sports such as boxing, rugby, basketball, hockey, and
gymnastics. This is fascinating reading for students, researchers,
and practitioners in sport organisations, sports coaching, coach
education, and sport sociology and pedagogy.
Elite athletes lead a particular way of life, which creates
significant learning and shapes their selves. This is the first
sociological-pedagogical text to conceptualise athlete learning in
elite sport and across athletic careers. It outlines theories of
learning and argues for a cultural perspective capturing contextual
influence, temporal changes, individual dispositions, and
subjectivity. Presented in three parts-landscaping elite sport and
theorising athlete learning; showcasing athletes' learning in elite
sport; and informing research and practice-the book features nine
international, multi-contextual, and multi-experience case studies
of athlete careers, experiences, and learning across individual and
team sports such as boxing, rugby, basketball, hockey, and
gymnastics. This is fascinating reading for students, researchers,
and practitioners in sport organisations, sports coaching, coach
education, and sport sociology and pedagogy.
This volume outlines existing research relating to gender in
physical culture. The introductory chapter employs Lamont and
Molnar's (2002) idea of 'boundaries' as visible and invisible
socially constructed borders that create social differences, as the
theoretical framework for the book. Seven empirically-driven case
studies follow which, on the one hand, demonstrate how boundary
'work' has taken and is taking place at the level of media,
institutions, communities and individuals; and on the other hand,
show how individuals, groups of individuals and organisations
challenge and change dominant gender discourses and practices. The
wide variety of rich case materials reveal how gender ideals not
only normalize, but are actively and purposefully negotiated and
transformed to create individualised and inclusive physical culture
contexts. The final chapter explores how the book builds on and
extends existing gender and physical culture research. This book
was originally published as a special issue of the journal Sport in
Society.
Success in high performance sport is highly valued in today's
world, with lucrative contracts, sponsorship deals, and
opportunities for celebrity status balanced against substantial
investments of time and energy, and high chances of failure. With
pressure mounting on athletes and coaches to make the most of
athletic investments, the temptation to make health-related or
ethical compromises is growing. Sustainability in High Performance
Sport examines the pressures faced by coaches and athletes, and
considers how sustainable science can offer alternative pathways to
sporting excellence. By applying principles relating to carrying
capacities, complexity and uncertainty, production and consumption,
and ethics, this unique book provides new ways of thinking about
both enduring and emerging challenges. With a scope that includes
themes such as coaching practices, coach-athlete relationships,
over-training and injuries, the development of sporting expertise,
and doping, Sustainability in High Performance Sport is the most
comprehensive exploration of sustainability in elite sport
available. It is an invaluable resource for anybody with an
interest in achieving long-term success in high performance sport.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Reflective
Practice.
Success in high performance sport is highly valued in today's
world, with lucrative contracts, sponsorship deals, and
opportunities for celebrity status balanced against substantial
investments of time and energy, and high chances of failure. With
pressure mounting on athletes and coaches to make the most of
athletic investments, the temptation to make health-related or
ethical compromises is growing. Sustainability in High Performance
Sport examines the pressures faced by coaches and athletes, and
considers how sustainable science can offer alternative pathways to
sporting excellence. By applying principles relating to carrying
capacities, complexity and uncertainty, production and consumption,
and ethics, this unique book provides new ways of thinking about
both enduring and emerging challenges. With a scope that includes
themes such as coaching practices, coach-athlete relationships,
over-training and injuries, the development of sporting expertise,
and doping, Sustainability in High Performance Sport is the most
comprehensive exploration of sustainability in elite sport
available. It is an invaluable resource for anybody with an
interest in achieving long-term success in high performance sport.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Reflective
Practice.
This book lifts the lid on the high pressured, complex world of
women's artistic gymnastics. By adopting a socio-cultural lens
incorporating historical, sociological and psychological
perspectives, it takes the reader through the story and workings of
women's artistic gymnastics. Beginning with its early history as a
'feminine appropriate' sport, the book follows the sport through
its transition to a modern sports form. Including global cases and
innovative narrative methods, it explores the way gymnasts have
experienced its intense challenges, the complexities of the
coach-athlete relationship, and how others involved in the sport,
such as parents and medical personnel, have contributed to the
reproduction of a highly demanding and potentially abusive sporting
culture. With the focus on a unique women's sport, the book is an
important read for researchers and students studying sport
sociology, sport coaching, and physical education, but it is also a
valuable resource for anyone interested in the development of
sporting talent.
This volume outlines existing research relating to gender in
physical culture. The introductory chapter employs Lamont and
Molnar's (2002) idea of 'boundaries' as visible and invisible
socially constructed borders that create social differences, as the
theoretical framework for the book. Seven empirically-driven case
studies follow which, on the one hand, demonstrate how boundary
'work' has taken and is taking place at the level of media,
institutions, communities and individuals; and on the other hand,
show how individuals, groups of individuals and organisations
challenge and change dominant gender discourses and practices. The
wide variety of rich case materials reveal how gender ideals not
only normalize, but are actively and purposefully negotiated and
transformed to create individualised and inclusive physical culture
contexts. The final chapter explores how the book builds on and
extends existing gender and physical culture research. This book
was originally published as a special issue of the journal Sport in
Society.
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