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Thompson, Andrew; Potrac, Paul; Jones, Robyn – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
This paper examines the micro-political experiences of Adam (a pseudonym), a newly appointed fitness coach at a Football Association Premier League club, in his search for acceptance by senior colleagues. Data were collected through a series of in-depth, semi-structured interviews, before being subject to a process of inductive analysis. Goffman's…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Athletes, Males, Athletic Coaches