categorized as organizational-level barriers, supports, or both (e.g., tokenism, recruiting, training, and low pay). The model highlights that organizational-level factors will interact with barriers and supports at other levels to influence the overall experiences of women coaches. For example, organization
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Organizational-Level Factors That Influence Women Coaches’ Experiences
James P. Strode, Heidi M. Parker, and Shannon Kerwin
Motivations, Barriers, and Supports: An Examination of the Experiences of Women of Color Recreational Sport Coaches
Eric Legg and Rebecca Varney
). Coaches play an instrumental role in the experience of youth sport participants. Coaches influence outcomes such as bullying ( Shannon, 2013 ), motivational orientations ( Smoll et al., 2007 ), effort ( Rowold, 2006 ), overall engagement ( Mageau & Vallerand, 2003 ), positive youth development outcomes
What Makes Sport Spectating Family-Friendly? A Phenomenological Study of Mothers’ Sport Fan Game-Day Experiences
Katherine Sveinson and Kim Toffoletti
is increasingly being incorporated as part of the fan experience in Western sport leagues. For example, part of the family-friendly experience includes the physical structures (e.g., stadiums) that have a baby changing station in every bathroom, such as at Red Bull Arena (home to National Women
Sport Experience Design: Wearable Fitness Technology in the Health and Fitness Industry
Anthony D. Pizzo, Bradley J. Baker, Gareth J. Jones, and Daniel C. Funk
Emerging technologies, such as virtual and augmented reality, mediated sport consumption, and sophisticated wearable technology, are fundamentally changing sport consumer experiences and pushing the boundaries of sport management research ( Funk, 2017 ). Numerous technological innovations, such as
Navigating a White, Male Space: The Lived Experiences of Black, Female Ice Hockey Fans
Andre M. Andrijiw and F. Michelle Richardson
; Blank et al., 2014 ; Brown & Bennett, 2015 ; Ratna, 2014 ), researchers have seldom sought to explore and understand the experiences of any female sport fan who may be identified as a member of a racial minority. Such is true even where researchers have purposefully set out to disrupt predominant
University–Organization Collaboration in Sport for Development: Understanding Practitioners’ Perspectives and Experiences in Research and Evaluation Partnerships
Meredith A. Whitley, Jon Welty Peachey, Julia Leitermann, NaRi Shin, and Adam Cohen
partnerships with universities, which range from academic programs and athletic departments to individual scholars and student researchers ( Schulenkorf et al., 2014 ; Svensson et al., 2014 ; Welty Peachey & Cohen, 2016 ). These university–organization collaborations (UOCs) include applied experiences like
Female Sport Fans’ Experiences of Marginalization and Empowerment
Katherine Sveinson and Larena Hoeber
Female sport fan research has been gaining momentum in recent years (e.g., Farrell, Fink, & Fields, 2011; Osborne & Coombs, 2013; Pope, 2011, 2013; Sveinson & Hoeber, 2015). Much of this research focuses on the marginalization that these sport fans experience (e.g., Crawford & Gosling, 2004; Jones, 2008; Sherlock & Elsden, 2000), with little attention given to experiences of empowerment. Therefore, this study sought to explore if female sport fans’ experiences involve marginalization, empowerment, or both and what contributes to these experiences. Multiple individual interviews were conducted with seven highly identified, displaced female sport fans. The data were analyzed through a three-step process involving open, axial, and selective coding (Strauss & Corbin, 1990). The findings demonstrated that the participants experience marginalization based on assumptions that women are inauthentic sport fans. They also felt empowered when they were able to demonstrate legitimacy and authenticity in their fanship.
Mother-Coaches’ Experiences of Policy and Programs: “Whoever Wrote This Policy Doesn’t Understand What It Means to Be a Mom”
Jesse Porter, Dawn E. Trussell, Ryan Clutterbuck, and Jennifer Mooradian
to investigate the lived experiences of mother-coaches who, while coaching, navigated policy and programs aimed at promoting gender equity. Specifically, this study took place within the context of an amateur 10-day multisport games event in Canada (i.e., 2022 Canada Summer Games [CSG]). We conducted
Does Prior NFL Head Coaching Experience Improve Team Performance?
Michael Roach
Sports franchises often value prior head coaching experience as they evaluate head coaching candidates. This paper empirically tests whether prior head coaching experience affects team performance in the National Football League. Accounting for individual coach effects and other relevant factors, I find that team performance is significantly worse beyond a given coach’s initial head coaching spell. These results hold for a variety of outcome measures. While coaches with the lowest levels of success in their initial head coaching spell have the most pronounced negative experience effects, significant negative effects are estimated for coaches at all levels of initial success. One explanation for these results is that human capital acquired through head coaching experience is to a large extent firm specific, so while learning does occur within a given head coaching job, it does not carry over to future coaching spells. This can lead to an erosion of any relative human capital advantage.
“If This Is What Working in Sports Is, I Want Absolutely No Part of It”: Women’s Experiences With Sexual Harassment in Sport Organizations
Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Sveinson, and Laura Burton
appreciate it. I feel like it’s nice to just not just have my voice heard but to feel like I can make a little bit of a dent in positive change. (Sadie) I just want to thank you guys for like, you know, doing this [research] and everything. I feel like a lot of us have these experiences that we share with
