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Mästarcoacherna. Att bli, vara och utvecklas som tränare inom svensk elitfotboll

Abstract
This thesis aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of what it means to learn to become, be and develop as a coach in Swedish male professional football. The theoretical framework is inspired by sociocultural perspectives on learning and the theory of situated learning, particularly Lave and Wengers’ (2005) concept legitimate peripheral participation and parts of Wenger’s (1998) concept communities of practice. In the analysis of the coaches’ perceptions I have used Nielsen and Kvales’ (2000) characteristics of learning resources in communities of practice and some concepts that belong to the sociocultural tradition and the theory of situated learning; legitimate peripheral participation, shared repertoire, situated identities, scaffolding and more capable. Empirically, the thesis is based on semistructured interviews with ten head coaches of teams in superettan or allsvenskan, the two highest football’s leagues in Sweden. The main findings can be summarized in that the coaches’ teams, including assistant coaches and, e.g., fitness coaches, etc., are important for the coaches’ learning and for them to manage an expanded leadership, tough employment conditions and large external demands of success. The coaches’ interaction with each other in the teams also means that they have great opportunities to form primary communities of practice, where large parts of their learning take place. Inexperienced coaches can accordingly be supported in their learning in a community of practice to which he belongs, but important is also that the coach education supports the coaches’ learning, for example through a focus on leadership issues and analysis of the football game.
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
University
Göteborgs universitet. Utbildningsvetenskapliga fakulteten
University of Gothenburg. Faculty of Education
Institution
Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science ; Institutionen för kost- och idrottsvetenskap
Disputation
Fredagen den 29 april 2016, kl. 13.00, Aulan, Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, Lidingövägen 1
Date of defence
2016-04-29
E-mail
susanne@meckbach.se
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2077/41906
Collections
  • Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Institutionen för kost- och idrottsvetenskap
  • Doctoral Theses from University of Gothenburg / Doktorsavhandlingar från Göteborgs universitet
  • Gothenburg Studies in Educational Sciences
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Date
2016-04-08
Author
Meckbach, Susanne
Keywords
elite football
coaches
learning
education
practice
team
communities of practice
Publication type
Doctoral thesis
ISBN
ISBN 978-91-7346-873-2 (tryckt)
ISBN 978-91-7346-874-9 (pdf)
ISSN
ISSN 0436-1121
Series/Report no.
Gothenburg studies in educational sciences
386
Language
swe
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