Coaching sports in prison: coaches’ experiences

IF 1.1 Q3 SOCIAL WORK

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2023-01-09 DOI:10.1080/10509674.2022.2160038

P. Wicker, Lara Lesch, B. Gröben, M. Dransmann

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Abstract

Abstract Participation in sport can be a way to facilitate offender rehabilitation. Previous research has mainly studied outcomes of sport participation for inmates, largely neglecting the coaches providing such sport programs. This study examines the experiences that coaches describe about coaching sports programs in prison and seeks to identify similarities and differences coaches perceive between coaching sports in prison and coaching sports in other settings. The reflection protocols of five coaches were analyzed using qualitative, thematic content analysis, yielding four themes (plus sub-themes): Expectations (assumptions and approaches, role of own personality and performance); relationship with participants of the sports program (naming of participants, social relationships with participants); similarities with training groups in other settings (motivation of participants, training atmosphere); and differences to other settings (dealing with physical weakness, external disturbance sources, demands on coaches). The findings suggest that specific training is necessary to adequately prepare coaches for providing sports programs in prison.

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监狱体育教练：教练的经验

摘要参与体育运动可以成为促进罪犯康复的一种方式。先前的研究主要研究囚犯参与体育运动的结果，很大程度上忽略了提供此类体育项目的教练。这项研究考察了教练描述的在监狱指导体育项目的经历，并试图确定教练在监狱指导运动和在其他环境中指导运动之间的异同。使用定性、主题内容分析对五名教练的反思协议进行了分析，得出了四个主题（加上子主题）：期望（假设和方法、自身个性和表现的作用）；与体育项目参与者的关系（参与者姓名、与参与者的社会关系）；与其他环境中的培训小组的相似性（参与者的动机、培训氛围）；以及与其他环境的差异（处理身体虚弱、外部干扰源、对教练的要求）。研究结果表明，为了让教练为在监狱中提供体育项目做好充分准备，有必要进行具体的训练。

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Journal of Offender Rehabilitation SOCIAL WORK-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Offender Rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary journal of innovation in research, services and programs in criminal justice and corrections. The journal is an essential professional resource for practitioners, educators and researchers who work with individuals involved in the criminal justice system and study the dynamics of rehabilitation and individual and system change. Original research using qualitative or quantitative methodology, theoretical discussions, evaluations of program outcomes, and state of the science reviews will be considered.