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.