The Commercialising of British Men’s Basketball
Psychological Contracts Between Coaches and Players in the Post-Bosman Game
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12944124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valerie Owen-Pugh (University of Leicester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 255-272 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary European Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1815-347X • E-ISSN: 1815-347X |
| Publisher | UACES (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.30950/jcer.v3i3.57 |
| OpenAlex | W1521724575 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
This paper explores the psychological contracts of male players and coaches in British commercial basketball, and the ways in which these might be shaped by the constraining and enabling pressures of athletic talent migration. It draws on qualitative interview data to argue that commercialising changes in the game’s recent history have led to the emergence of divergent forms of psychological contract between coaches and players. These have promoted the interests of the game’s migrant Americans at the expense of its indigenous athletes. In particular, while the Americans reap the benefits of a high social reputation, material rewards and career development, many indigenous athletes working in the top-flight clubs struggle to gain remuneration and court-time and must fall back on their own resources to build self-confidence and self-respect. It is argued that this marginalising process was intensified following the Bosman ruling of 1995, which led to the exodus of many skilled indigenous players from the UK and prompted the commercial league to make more extensive use of Americans. Interpretation of the study’s findings is informed by Elias’ theory of established-outsider relations
Advertising · Athletes · Basketball · Business · Indigenous · League · Political science · Public relations · Remuneration · Reputation · History · Law · Medicine · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
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Fourth-Generation Evaluation
Constructing Expert Knowledge
The psychological contract in retrospect and prospect
The Sprewell/Carlesimo Episode
Global Sport
It's All About Getting Respect
The Commercialization of English Elite Basketball 1972-1988
Attitudes Toward Professional Foreign Players in Finnish Amateur Basketball
The Relevance of the Black Atlantic in Contemporary Sport
Abuse, Intimidation and Violence as Aspects of Managerial Control in Professional Soccer in Britain and Ireland
Imagining 'America
Slim Bodies, Eating Disorders and the Coach-Athlete Relationship
African American Athletes' Experiences of Race in Sport
High School Athletic Participation and Adolescent Suicide
Playing Hurt
Adding insult to injury
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |