Essays about: "female football coaches"

Found 5 essays containing the words female football coaches.

  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

  2. 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

  3. 3. Psychological safety and its impact on motivation within Swedish youth sport teams.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Emmy Lundberg; Philip Åhs; [2023]
    Keywords : Psychological safety; Motivation; Team cohesion; Psykologisk säkerhet; Motivation; lagsammanhållning;

    Abstract : This study aimed to examine the links between psychological safety and Intrinsic (autonomous motivation) and Extrinsic (controlled motivation) motivation in youth sport team athletes, and second to examine gender differences in psychological safety, Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivation. A cross sectional survey study was conducted with 133 participants (93 males and 39 females) from various sports including football, ice-hockey, basketball, and handball. READ MORE

  4. 4. “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. 5. Talent Development in Female Football : What characterizes a successful environment?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Pedagogiska institutionen

    Author : Moa Westermark; [2016]
    Keywords : talent development environment; female football; prospective elite athletes; transition; holistic ecological approach; case study; environmental success; support; cooperation; organizational culture;

    Abstract : Research on talent development has developed to highlight the central role of the environment and have found that good and supportive environments can ease prospective elite athletes’ transition from junior to senior elite level in sport. The aim of this study was to examine a successful athletic talent development environment in female football through a holistic ecological approach, in order to provide a holistic description of the environment. READ MORE