Christian Nicholas Edwards
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4271959 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Christian Nicholas Edwards |
| PRENOMES | Christian Nicholas |
| SOBRENOME | Edwards |
| ASSINATURA | EDWARDS C N |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Cardiff Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6716-8236 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2014 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The coach as cultural architect
Background: This paper provides original insights into the knowledge, skills and behaviours of elite rugby union coaches. The purpose of this paper was to critically explore how elite, international rugby union coaches deal with the principal issues and dilemmas that arise within their coaching practice. More specifically, it examines the key characteristics of elite, international rugby coaches and how they help develop individual and team perfo…
Combining crystallisation and creative non-fiction to develop new insights on the politically astute use of humour in sports coaching
Through adopting a crystallisation approach, this paper provides original insights into the ways in which players and coaches used humour to astutely navigate the everyday challenges and opportunities of organisational life at Senghenydd City Football Club (pseudonym). Specifically, we revisited and re-analysed a previously existing ethnographic data set that focused on the use of humour in a semi-professional football club. Our analytical effort…
Coaching and 'Self-repair
The significance of this article lies in examining how sports coaches construct and negotiate their professional sense making; what Goffman described as the practices engaged in to manage 'ugly' interpretations. Using the work of Garfinkel and Goffman, the article pays attention to coaches' 'ethno-methods'; that is, the background knowledge and practical competency employed in forming and maintaining social order. In doing so, the explanatory acc…
Humour in Sports Coaching
The primary purpose of this article was to investigate the use and manifestation of humour within sports coaching. This was particularly in light of the social significance of humour as a critical component in cultural creation and negotiation. Data were gathered from a 10-month ethnographic study that tracked the players and coaches of Senghenydd City Football Club (a pseudonym) over the course of a full season. Precise methods of data collectio…
Activity theory, complexity and sports coaching
The aim of this article is twofold. First, it is to advance the case for activity theory (AT) as a credible and alternative lens to view and research sports coaching. Second, it is to position this assertion within the wider debate about the epistemology of coaching. Following a framing introduction, a more comprehensive review of the development and current conceptualisation of AT is given. Here, AT's evolution through three distinct phases and …
Activity theory, complexity and sports coaching
The aim of this article is twofold. First, it is to advance the case for activity theory (AT) as a credible and alternative lens to view and research sports coaching. Second, it is to position this assertion within the wider debate about the epistemology of coaching. Following a framing introduction, a more comprehensive review of the development and current conceptualisation of AT is given. Here, AT's evolution through three distinct phases and …
Humour in Sports Coaching
The primary purpose of this article was to investigate the use and manifestation of humour within sports coaching. This was particularly in light of the social significance of humour as a critical component in cultural creation and negotiation. Data were gathered from a 10-month ethnographic study that tracked the players and coaches of Senghenydd City Football Club (a pseudonym) over the course of a full season. Precise methods of data collectio…
Coaching and 'Self-repair
The significance of this article lies in examining how sports coaches construct and negotiate their professional sense making; what Goffman described as the practices engaged in to manage 'ugly' interpretations. Using the work of Garfinkel and Goffman, the article pays attention to coaches' 'ethno-methods'; that is, the background knowledge and practical competency employed in forming and maintaining social order. In doing so, the explanatory acc…
Activity theory, complexity and sports coaching
The aim of this article is twofold. First, it is to advance the case for activity theory (AT) as a credible and alternative lens to view and research sports coaching. Second, it is to position this assertion within the wider debate about the epistemology of coaching. Following a framing introduction, a more comprehensive review of the development and current conceptualisation of AT is given. Here, AT's evolution through three distinct phases and …
Humour in Sports Coaching
The primary purpose of this article was to investigate the use and manifestation of humour within sports coaching. This was particularly in light of the social significance of humour as a critical component in cultural creation and negotiation. Data were gathered from a 10-month ethnographic study that tracked the players and coaches of Senghenydd City Football Club (a pseudonym) over the course of a full season. Precise methods of data collectio…
Coaching and 'Self-repair
The significance of this article lies in examining how sports coaches construct and negotiate their professional sense making; what Goffman described as the practices engaged in to manage 'ugly' interpretations. Using the work of Garfinkel and Goffman, the article pays attention to coaches' 'ethno-methods'; that is, the background knowledge and practical competency employed in forming and maintaining social order. In doing so, the explanatory acc…
The coach as cultural architect
Background: This paper provides original insights into the knowledge, skills and behaviours of elite rugby union coaches. The purpose of this paper was to critically explore how elite, international rugby union coaches deal with the principal issues and dilemmas that arise within their coaching practice. More specifically, it examines the key characteristics of elite, international rugby coaches and how they help develop individual and team perfo…
Combining crystallisation and creative non-fiction to develop new insights on the politically astute use of humour in sports coaching
Through adopting a crystallisation approach, this paper provides original insights into the ways in which players and coaches used humour to astutely navigate the everyday challenges and opportunities of organisational life at Senghenydd City Football Club (pseudonym). Specifically, we revisited and re-analysed a previously existing ethnographic data set that focused on the use of humour in a semi-professional football club. Our analytical effort…
Sport Psychology and Performance (5 obras) · Coaching (4 obras) · Psychology (4 obras) · Sociology (3 obras) · Sports, Gender, and Society (3 obras) · Aesthetics (2 obras) · Computer Science (2 obras) · Epistemology (2 obras) · Football (2 obras) · Humor Studies and Applications (2 obras)