Deborah Agnew
Biographic Data
| ID | 354311 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah Agnew |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah |
| FAMILY NAME | Agnew |
| SIGNATURE | AGNEW D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6629-2083 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The role of the sports coach in developing athlete capacity for transition to retirement
The transition from high performance athlete to retirement can present significant challenges for athletes and requires support to navigate the process successfully. Given the central role of the coach in athletes' lives, we are suggesting expanding the perspective on athlete-centre coaching to include life and career transitions thereby extending its temporal scope beyond competitive performance. While the holistic development of the athlete is …
From the penthouse to the shithouse
Structuration theory investigation of elite Rugby players' perceptions on how the transition from player to retired player impacted their significant others
This study investigated how male Australian National Rugby League (NRL) players believed their transition to retirement from professional sport impacted their significant other(s), particularly their partner. We used a constructivist paradigm to frame structuration theory to interpret findings from interpretative analysis of qualitative data obtained from semi-structured interviews with 21 retired players. Themes arrived at interpretatively from …
Analysis of a community club coach developer project
Background Coaching is grounded in three knowledge components: professional, interpersonal and intrapersonal knowledge. Coach development research has shown that coaches value contextual, in situ, learning with mentors more highly than formal, mediated programs that are offered by sporting bodies, which often provide generic content.Purpose The aim of this paper is to present the findings of an evaluation of a Coach Developer Program that was imp…
Insights from an examination of a state league coach development initiative in community Australian Football (AFL) clubs
Background: The need to generate empirical evidence regarding the nature of coach development in sports coaching to inform more meaningful coach education programmes is recognised. Understanding the professional development of sport coaches is a developing and growing area of scholarship, with calls for the implementation and evaluation of mentoring programmes that provide in situ contextualised mentoring to support coach development.Purpose: Thi…
Reflections on a community youth sport coach developer initiative
This study investigated a pilot community youth sport club coach developer initiative. Coach development and education literature indicate that coaches are central in Australian youth sport participation, development and retention. A Lead Coach Developer (LCD), 7 Club Coach Coordinators and 14 club coaches took part in interviews in this research. The interviews provided qualitative data that were thematically analysed to elicit key themes of per…
Moving toward decoloniality in short-term study abroad under New Colombo
This paper focuses on an Australian university short-term study abroad programme in India part-funded by the Australian Government New Colombo Plan – an initiative that facilitates transformative people-to-people encounters. Our chief interest is extending our reach, through photo diaries and interviews, to understand how participants’ experiences are transformative, how their knowledge production practices contribute towards constructions of glo…
Life Skill Development and Transfer beyond Sport
The aim of this research was to investigate the current life skills education programs offered by the Australian Football League (AFL) for elite footballers in order to determine the retention of life skill knowledge and transfer beyond sport. Life skill education in sport is an increasing phenomenon. Life skills sport programs are capable of delivering positive outcomes when nurtured through a deliberately designed curriculum and purposeful teac…
Deselection from elite Australian football as the catalyst for a return to sub-elite competitions
Career transitions in sport are inevitable and can be normative or non-normative. Thus, retirement experiences are significantly dependent on how the athletes perceive the circumstances surrounding their retirement. While the discontinuation of a sports career is an important transition, it is not the only transition faced by athletes. The aim of this study therefore, was to investigate the experiences of Australian footballers who are deselected…
Always a footballer? The reconstruction of masculine identity following retirement from elite Australian football
This study utilises a social constructionist and identity theory perspective to explain the processes in Australian football through which masculine identity is socially constructed and then maintained following retirement from the sport. The concepts explored highlight the importance of football in the construction of masculine identity and the changes that occur over time in accordance with circumstance and experience. This paper explores the c…
Investigating the elements that encourage or inhibit the participation of children and youth in Australian Football
This study utilized a mixed method approach to examine youth retention in Australian Football. It aimed to investigate the factors contributing to initial and sustained engagement with Australian Football as well as the reasons why children disengage with the sport. Questionnaires along with qualitative interviews were conducted in junior football clubs across South Australia. Two themes emerged from the data: 'sustained engagement with Australia…
Investigating the elements that encourage or inhibit the participation of children and youth in Australian Football
This study utilized a mixed method approach to examine youth retention in Australian Football. It aimed to investigate the factors contributing to initial and sustained engagement with Australian Football as well as the reasons why children disengage with the sport. Questionnaires along with qualitative interviews were conducted in junior football clubs across South Australia. Two themes emerged from the data: 'sustained engagement with Australia…
From the penthouse to the shithouse
Always a footballer? The reconstruction of masculine identity following retirement from elite Australian football
This study utilises a social constructionist and identity theory perspective to explain the processes in Australian football through which masculine identity is socially constructed and then maintained following retirement from the sport. The concepts explored highlight the importance of football in the construction of masculine identity and the changes that occur over time in accordance with circumstance and experience. This paper explores the c…
Investigating the elements that encourage or inhibit the participation of children and youth in Australian Football
This study utilized a mixed method approach to examine youth retention in Australian Football. It aimed to investigate the factors contributing to initial and sustained engagement with Australian Football as well as the reasons why children disengage with the sport. Questionnaires along with qualitative interviews were conducted in junior football clubs across South Australia. Two themes emerged from the data: 'sustained engagement with Australia…
Deselection from elite Australian football as the catalyst for a return to sub-elite competitions
Career transitions in sport are inevitable and can be normative or non-normative. Thus, retirement experiences are significantly dependent on how the athletes perceive the circumstances surrounding their retirement. While the discontinuation of a sports career is an important transition, it is not the only transition faced by athletes. The aim of this study therefore, was to investigate the experiences of Australian footballers who are deselected…
Life Skill Development and Transfer beyond Sport
The aim of this research was to investigate the current life skills education programs offered by the Australian Football League (AFL) for elite footballers in order to determine the retention of life skill knowledge and transfer beyond sport. Life skill education in sport is an increasing phenomenon. Life skills sport programs are capable of delivering positive outcomes when nurtured through a deliberately designed curriculum and purposeful teac…
Moving toward decoloniality in short-term study abroad under New Colombo
This paper focuses on an Australian university short-term study abroad programme in India part-funded by the Australian Government New Colombo Plan – an initiative that facilitates transformative people-to-people encounters. Our chief interest is extending our reach, through photo diaries and interviews, to understand how participants’ experiences are transformative, how their knowledge production practices contribute towards constructions of glo…
Insights from an examination of a state league coach development initiative in community Australian Football (AFL) clubs
Background: The need to generate empirical evidence regarding the nature of coach development in sports coaching to inform more meaningful coach education programmes is recognised. Understanding the professional development of sport coaches is a developing and growing area of scholarship, with calls for the implementation and evaluation of mentoring programmes that provide in situ contextualised mentoring to support coach development.Purpose: Thi…
Reflections on a community youth sport coach developer initiative
This study investigated a pilot community youth sport club coach developer initiative. Coach development and education literature indicate that coaches are central in Australian youth sport participation, development and retention. A Lead Coach Developer (LCD), 7 Club Coach Coordinators and 14 club coaches took part in interviews in this research. The interviews provided qualitative data that were thematically analysed to elicit key themes of per…
Analysis of a community club coach developer project
Background Coaching is grounded in three knowledge components: professional, interpersonal and intrapersonal knowledge. Coach development research has shown that coaches value contextual, in situ, learning with mentors more highly than formal, mediated programs that are offered by sporting bodies, which often provide generic content.Purpose The aim of this paper is to present the findings of an evaluation of a Coach Developer Program that was imp…
The role of the sports coach in developing athlete capacity for transition to retirement
The transition from high performance athlete to retirement can present significant challenges for athletes and requires support to navigate the process successfully. Given the central role of the coach in athletes' lives, we are suggesting expanding the perspective on athlete-centre coaching to include life and career transitions thereby extending its temporal scope beyond competitive performance. While the holistic development of the athlete is …
From the penthouse to the shithouse
Structuration theory investigation of elite Rugby players' perceptions on how the transition from player to retired player impacted their significant others
This study investigated how male Australian National Rugby League (NRL) players believed their transition to retirement from professional sport impacted their significant other(s), particularly their partner. We used a constructivist paradigm to frame structuration theory to interpret findings from interpretative analysis of qualitative data obtained from semi-structured interviews with 21 retired players. Themes arrived at interpretatively from …
Psychology (10 works) · Sport Psychology and Performance (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (7 works) · Football (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social science (5 works)