Contemporary sport coaching studies have moved beyond simple biophysical approaches to more compl... more Contemporary sport coaching studies have moved beyond simple biophysical approaches to more complex understandings of coaching as a set of social relationships and processes. This is the first book to examine what that means in the context of one major international sport: rugby union.
ABSTRACT The playing of team games in Australian schools has long been based on the assumption th... more ABSTRACT The playing of team games in Australian schools has long been based on the assumption that it promotes positive social learning, and this is particularly so in elite, independent schools. Yet, in a rapidly globalizing world, both sport and education are undergoing significant changes in meaning and function. Within this context, there is increasing tension between the ideal of sport as an educational medium and the reality of sport as a commercial commodity. This article draws on research conducted on rugby union football at an elite, independent school in Brisbane, Australia. It examines how tensions between the function of rugby as an educational medium and the influence of rugby as an emergent commercialized sport were manifested in struggle over game style and tactics.
International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 2000
ABSTRACT As an attempt to address the paucity of research on sport in Asian settings, this paper ... more ABSTRACT As an attempt to address the paucity of research on sport in Asian settings, this paper uses a case-study approach to examine young Japanese men's participation in pre-game rugby rituals. Drawing on Durkheim's seminal work, it is argued that the pre-game ceremonies have much in common with rituals conducted in similar western settings. However, many of the ritual activities were performed in distinctly Japanese ways, suggesting that they also express and confirm dominant local values and mark rugby as a discrete cultural practice.
Do students who work longer and harder learn more in college? Does joining a fraternity with a mo... more Do students who work longer and harder learn more in college? Does joining a fraternity with a more academic flavor enhance a student's academic performance? These are just some more than fifty examples that Richard Light Judith Singer and John Willett explore in By Design, a lively nontechnical sourcebook for learning about colleges and universities.
ABSTRACT Bourdieu’s concept of habitus has increasingly been used in research in the sports coach... more ABSTRACT Bourdieu’s concept of habitus has increasingly been used in research in the sports coaching field and offers a useful concept for understanding how experience comes to shape coaching practice. In this article, we begin by outlining the use of habitus in the sports coaching literature and provide a brief description of habitus and its relationship with his other important concepts: practice and field. W thene examine the potential use of habitus in research on coach development to develop an argument for its importance for coach development after which we explore its use as a methodological tool to look into ways it can be operationalised and used in conjunction with other constructionist concepts.
Both the print and electronic media recently have highlighted the problems faced by severely abas... more Both the print and electronic media recently have highlighted the problems faced by severely abased and neglected children in America. Many suggestions have been offered for ameliorating the conditions leading to child abuse and neglect, but few hard data exist ...
ABSTRACT Learning masculinities in a Japanese high school rugby club Richard light Faculty of Edu... more ABSTRACT Learning masculinities in a Japanese high school rugby club Richard light Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Australia Abstract This paper draws on research conducted on a Tokyo high school rugby club to explore diversity in the masculinities formed through membership in the club. Based upon the premise that particular forms of masculinity are expressed and learnt through ways of playing (game style) and the attendant regimes of training, it examines the expression and learning of masculinities at three analytic levels. It identifies a hegemonic, culture-specific form of masculinity operating in Japanese high school rugby, a class-influenced variation of it at the institutional level of the school and, by further tightening its analytic focus, further variation at an individual level. In doing so this paper highlights the ways in which diversity in the masculinities constructed through contact sports can be obfuscated by a reductionist view of there being only one, universal hegemonic patterns of masculinity. Keywords: Masculinities; School rugby; Japan; Embodiment; Situated learning; Practice theory.
... More Info: Help Peer-Reviewed: Yes. Publisher: National Academic Advising Association. ... Ab... more ... More Info: Help Peer-Reviewed: Yes. Publisher: National Academic Advising Association. ... Abstract: By asking assessment questions that have direct policy implications, a committee of Harvard advisors, faculty members, and administrators was able to implement specific and ...
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Background: Recent developments in games and sport teaching such as that of Teaching Games for Un... more Background: Recent developments in games and sport teaching such as that of Teaching Games for Understanding, Play Practice and Game Sense suggest that they can make a significant contribution toward the development of tactical understanding, ability to read ...
Contemporary sport coaching studies have moved beyond simple biophysical approaches to more compl... more Contemporary sport coaching studies have moved beyond simple biophysical approaches to more complex understandings of coaching as a set of social relationships and processes. This is the first book to examine what that means in the context of one major international sport: rugby union.
ABSTRACT The playing of team games in Australian schools has long been based on the assumption th... more ABSTRACT The playing of team games in Australian schools has long been based on the assumption that it promotes positive social learning, and this is particularly so in elite, independent schools. Yet, in a rapidly globalizing world, both sport and education are undergoing significant changes in meaning and function. Within this context, there is increasing tension between the ideal of sport as an educational medium and the reality of sport as a commercial commodity. This article draws on research conducted on rugby union football at an elite, independent school in Brisbane, Australia. It examines how tensions between the function of rugby as an educational medium and the influence of rugby as an emergent commercialized sport were manifested in struggle over game style and tactics.
International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 2000
ABSTRACT As an attempt to address the paucity of research on sport in Asian settings, this paper ... more ABSTRACT As an attempt to address the paucity of research on sport in Asian settings, this paper uses a case-study approach to examine young Japanese men's participation in pre-game rugby rituals. Drawing on Durkheim's seminal work, it is argued that the pre-game ceremonies have much in common with rituals conducted in similar western settings. However, many of the ritual activities were performed in distinctly Japanese ways, suggesting that they also express and confirm dominant local values and mark rugby as a discrete cultural practice.
Do students who work longer and harder learn more in college? Does joining a fraternity with a mo... more Do students who work longer and harder learn more in college? Does joining a fraternity with a more academic flavor enhance a student's academic performance? These are just some more than fifty examples that Richard Light Judith Singer and John Willett explore in By Design, a lively nontechnical sourcebook for learning about colleges and universities.
ABSTRACT Bourdieu’s concept of habitus has increasingly been used in research in the sports coach... more ABSTRACT Bourdieu’s concept of habitus has increasingly been used in research in the sports coaching field and offers a useful concept for understanding how experience comes to shape coaching practice. In this article, we begin by outlining the use of habitus in the sports coaching literature and provide a brief description of habitus and its relationship with his other important concepts: practice and field. W thene examine the potential use of habitus in research on coach development to develop an argument for its importance for coach development after which we explore its use as a methodological tool to look into ways it can be operationalised and used in conjunction with other constructionist concepts.
Both the print and electronic media recently have highlighted the problems faced by severely abas... more Both the print and electronic media recently have highlighted the problems faced by severely abased and neglected children in America. Many suggestions have been offered for ameliorating the conditions leading to child abuse and neglect, but few hard data exist ...
ABSTRACT Learning masculinities in a Japanese high school rugby club Richard light Faculty of Edu... more ABSTRACT Learning masculinities in a Japanese high school rugby club Richard light Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Australia Abstract This paper draws on research conducted on a Tokyo high school rugby club to explore diversity in the masculinities formed through membership in the club. Based upon the premise that particular forms of masculinity are expressed and learnt through ways of playing (game style) and the attendant regimes of training, it examines the expression and learning of masculinities at three analytic levels. It identifies a hegemonic, culture-specific form of masculinity operating in Japanese high school rugby, a class-influenced variation of it at the institutional level of the school and, by further tightening its analytic focus, further variation at an individual level. In doing so this paper highlights the ways in which diversity in the masculinities constructed through contact sports can be obfuscated by a reductionist view of there being only one, universal hegemonic patterns of masculinity. Keywords: Masculinities; School rugby; Japan; Embodiment; Situated learning; Practice theory.
... More Info: Help Peer-Reviewed: Yes. Publisher: National Academic Advising Association. ... Ab... more ... More Info: Help Peer-Reviewed: Yes. Publisher: National Academic Advising Association. ... Abstract: By asking assessment questions that have direct policy implications, a committee of Harvard advisors, faculty members, and administrators was able to implement specific and ...
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 17408980902729388, Apr 1, 2010
Background: Recent developments in games and sport teaching such as that of Teaching Games for Un... more Background: Recent developments in games and sport teaching such as that of Teaching Games for Understanding, Play Practice and Game Sense suggest that they can make a significant contribution toward the development of tactical understanding, ability to read ...
International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 2010
The LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development) model has come to represent a sports-wide set of princip... more The LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development) model has come to represent a sports-wide set of principles that significantly influences national sports policy in England. However, little is known about its impact ‘on the ground.’ Research is yet to investigate how national sporting bodies have adapted the model to their specific requirements and how local interpretation and implementation of this is operationalized and delivered. The study reported on here sought to redress this oversight by inquiring into competitive swimming coaches’ views on the interpretations and implementation of the LTAD model used in English swimming. It draws on data generated during interviews with six elite and five non-elite swimming coaches in the north of England. While there were concerns with aspects of the ASA (Amateur Swimming Association) regulations governing competition for age-group swimmers, the major concern expressed by participants was with over-emphasizing volumes of training, leading to the neglect of stroke technique.
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