'The blind leading the blind' - A reflection on coaching blind football
There are well-established links between successful athlete development, retention and high-quality coaching. Such links between athletes and coaches are also pertinent in disability sports. However, there is limited knowledge around coaching and coaches' needs and barriers in disability sport....
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| description | There are well-established links between successful athlete development, retention and high-quality coaching. Such links between athletes and coaches are also pertinent in disability sports. However, there is limited knowledge around coaching and coaches' needs and barriers in disability sport. To bridge this gap, a self-narrative approach was employed covering a 5-year period of the first author's career of coaching Blind (B1) and Visually Impaired (VI) football. This personal account provides a narrative, which identifies a range of key issues around the challenges of coaching practice in adapted football. Personal stories are presented through realist tales, which are grounded in the first author's lived experiences. Particular attention is paid to infrastructural challenges, which are evident in VI/Blind football. Based on the narratives presented, we reflect on the field-specific issues in B1 and VI football and make recommendations for practitioners. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a12ab77d4cd443b9b06d10f6596ec19b2022-12-22T03:36:25ZengEuropean Federation of Adapted Physical ActivityEuropean Journal of Adapted Physical Activity1803-38572021-04-011413310.5507/euj.2020.011euj-202101-0003'The blind leading the blind' - A reflection on coaching blind footballDavid Mycock0Győző Molnár1School of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Worcester, UKSchool of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Worcester, UKThere are well-established links between successful athlete development, retention and high-quality coaching. Such links between athletes and coaches are also pertinent in disability sports. However, there is limited knowledge around coaching and coaches' needs and barriers in disability sport. To bridge this gap, a self-narrative approach was employed covering a 5-year period of the first author's career of coaching Blind (B1) and Visually Impaired (VI) football. This personal account provides a narrative, which identifies a range of key issues around the challenges of coaching practice in adapted football. Personal stories are presented through realist tales, which are grounded in the first author's lived experiences. Particular attention is paid to infrastructural challenges, which are evident in VI/Blind football. Based on the narratives presented, we reflect on the field-specific issues in B1 and VI football and make recommendations for practitioners.https://eujapa.upol.cz/artkey/euj-202101-0003_8216-the-blind-leading-the-blind-8217-a-reflection-on-coaching-blind-football.phpvisual impairmentplayer - coach relationshipsparasportdisability |
| spellingShingle | David Mycock Győző Molnár 'The blind leading the blind' - A reflection on coaching blind football European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity visual impairment player - coach relationships parasport disability |
| title | 'The blind leading the blind' - A reflection on coaching blind football |
| title_full | 'The blind leading the blind' - A reflection on coaching blind football |
| title_fullStr | 'The blind leading the blind' - A reflection on coaching blind football |
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| title_short | 'The blind leading the blind' - A reflection on coaching blind football |
| title_sort | the blind leading the blind a reflection on coaching blind football |
| topic | visual impairment player - coach relationships parasport disability |
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