“We are on the outside but it’s okay”: A grounded theory of cooperation between parents, coaches, and administrators in professional youth soccer academies

IF 3.1 2区心理学 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Psychology of Sport and Exercise Pub Date : 2024-09-24 DOI:10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102746

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Abstract

Objective

Parents need to cooperate with professional organizations to support their children’s development and health. In sports, knowledge on how parents, coaches, and organizations can successfully coordinate their behavior and work together for a common cause is lacking. This study was designed to identify a grounded theory of cooperation as a social process between parents and organizational stakeholders in youth soccer academies.

Design and method

Intensive interviews were conducted with parents (n = 9), coaches (n = 11), and administrators (n = 14) across 14 youth soccer academies in Germany. Data were analyzed using initial coding, focused coding, and theoretical integration following constructivist grounded theory methodology.

Results and conclusion

The grounded theory produced comprises several processes aimed at building, maintaining, and reinforcing effective cooperation between parents, coaches, and administrators. Acknowledging parents as part of the academy, providing a thorough onboarding, and defining parental roles are essential for cooperation to evolve. Cooperation was viewed as a responsive, dynamic, and iterative process impacted by person and context factors. Findings are interpreted through a systems lens highlighting nuanced dependencies between cognitive, emotional, and behavioral patterns. The grounded theory provides implications for future research targeting the intersection of persons and contexts in youth sport. For practitioners, we propose an evidence-based program on developing cooperation.

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"我们是局外人，但没关系"：专业青少年足球学校中家长、教练和管理人员之间合作的基础理论

目的：家长需要与专业组织合作，为孩子的发展和健康提供支持。在体育运动中，关于家长、教练和组织如何成功协调他们的行为并为共同的事业而合作的知识还很缺乏。本研究旨在确定青少年足球学校中家长与组织利益相关者之间作为社会过程的合作基础理论。设计与方法对德国 14 所青少年足球学校的家长（9 人）、教练（11 人）和管理人员（14 人）进行了深入访谈。按照建构主义基础理论方法，使用初始编码、重点编码和理论整合对数据进行了分析。结果和结论所产生的基础理论包括几个过程，旨在建立、维护和加强家长、教练和管理人员之间的有效合作。承认家长是学校的一部分、提供全面的入职培训以及界定家长的角色对于合作的发展至关重要。合作被视为一个受个人和环境因素影响的反应性、动态和迭代过程。研究结果通过系统视角进行解释，突出了认知、情感和行为模式之间细微的依赖关系。基础理论为今后针对青少年体育运动中人与环境的交叉点进行研究提供了启示。对于从业人员，我们提出了一项以证据为基础的合作发展计划。

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Psychology of Sport and Exercise 医学-心理学

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

5.90%

发文量

172

审稿时长

69 days

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