Research Summaries Research Summary 33 Coaching Dads

sports coach UK Research Summary 33 © Alan Edwards Coaching the Dads – Understanding What Fathering Through Sport Can Mean for Coaches The phrase ‘dads on the sidelines’ likely conjures up a different image for anyone with experience of coaching youth sport. And while most coaches will have strategies for working with young players’ fathers, do they consider the implications – for the player and their coaching – of fathers who are using sport as a site for undertaking their parenting role? New research from a team of academics in America can help coaches understand the idea of fathering through sport, as well as the implications it could have for their own coaching experiences.