Essays about: "female elite coach"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words female elite coach.

  1. 1. Do Football Players Give Female Coaches the Red Card?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Erica Froste Myrin; Sigrid Holmgren; [2023]
    Keywords : gender bias; sport; leadership; football; evaluation;

    Abstract : In Swedish elite football, the skewed gender distribution between coaches is conspicuous, and this thesis aims to investigate one channel as to why there are so few female coaches in this environment. Previous research has found that students evaluate female teachers more critically than male teachers, even in components that they cannot control; might this be the case in Swedish elite football as well? We have conducted a framed field experiment on the teams in the highest football division for players 19 years or under in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. “You get Under Such a Safety Blanket” : the Career Development of Female Football Elite Coaches in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Isak Evaldsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Female coaches; female football coaches; coaching journey; adversities; prosperities; strategies; safety; mentor; sustainability; lifestyle balance;

    Abstract : Nowadays, the desire of getting more female coaches involved in Swedish sports in general, and football in particular. The goal is clearly stated by various organizations. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the career development of Swedish female elite football coaches. READ MORE

  4. 3. “No this will not work out to combine with the rest of my life” : the Career Development of Female Football Elite Coaches in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Ebba Thaung; [2023]
    Keywords : Female elite football coaches; journey; prosperities; adversities; sustainability; and thematic analysis.;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore the career development of Swedish female elite football coaches, how they have experienced their journey as a coach, what have been perceived as prosperities and adversities, how that has affected and been handled by the participants. Collecting the data by low-structured interviews, thus the participants got to describe their journey, in chronological order, following a couple of key questions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Understanding underrepresentation of female high-performance coaches in Swedish Sport

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)

    Author : Matthew Mc Nutt; [2020]
    Keywords : women; coaching; gender; discrimination; sport; leadership; high-performance; female elite coach;

    Abstract : Historically, women like other marginalized and discriminated groups, have been compared to the manly model of sport as ‘others’ and often it is their feminine characteristics that are focused upon. In the coaching profession, women have yet to break through and be seen as equals to their male counterparts. READ MORE

  6. 5. Performance and knowledge related to the menstrual cycle within Swedish elite sports : From the athletes’ point of view

    University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för idrotts- och hälsovetenskap

    Author : Linda Dupree; [2019]
    Keywords : menstrual cycle; performance; sports performance; female athletes; contraceptives; knowledge;

    Abstract : Aim The overall aim was to investigate Swedish elite athlete’s perceptions about the effects of the menstrual cycle on sports performance. The research questions applied was: 1. How do elite athletes perceive the effects of the menstrual cycle on performance, and do they adjust training or competition accordingly? 2. READ MORE