The Ethics of Sports Coaching

2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-89952-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Ethics and Sport

Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, The Ethics of Sports Coaching examines the key ethical issues at the centre of sports coaching practice.

Arguing that the coaching process is inherently moral rather than simply instrumental, and that coaches must be fully aware of the ethical implications of their actions, the book adds an important dimension to our understanding of sport coaching and the relationship between coach and athlete. The book is structured around three interrelated themes that are central to an understanding of coaching from a moral point of view: the practice of coaching, the character of the coach, and the coaching environment. It explores a range of key themes in contemporary sports coaching, including gender, coaching young athletes, coaching in disability sport, performance enhancement, dangerous and violent sports, and expatriate coaching, and this edition includes brand new material on topics including professional ethics, professional judgement, women coaches, and ambiguity in coaching. Combining powerful theoretical positions with clear insights into the everyday realities of sports coaching practice, this is an agenda-setting book.

It is essential reading for all students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in sports coaching or the ethics and philosophy of sport.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hardman, Alun R.

Jones, Carwyn

Sailors, Pam R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Trainingswissenschaft, Sportunterricht
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Sport (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

0. Introduction PART 1: The Nature of Coaching  1. The Good Coach as An Enlightened Generalist 2. Codes of Conduct, Compliance and Trust in Coaching Ethics 3. Coaching of Ambiguity: The Sports Coach as An Existential Pedagogue  Part 2: The Character of The Coach  4. Becoming A Good Coach: Sports Coaching and Phronesis 5. Objectivity and Subjectivity in Coaching 6. Sports Coaching and Virtue Ethics Part 3: Coaching Specific Populations  7. The Moral Ambiguity of Coaching Youth Sport 8. Women Coaches Coaching Women 9. Men Coaching Women Athletes: More Thoughts  10. Coaching Ethics and Disability Sport Part 4: Coaching in Context: Contemporary Ethical Issues  11. Coaching Ethics and Performance Enhancement 12. Ethical Issues in Coaching Dangerous Sports 13. A Defense of Expatriate Coaching in Sport

Über Autor(innen)

Alun R. Hardman is Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics of Sport in the School of Sport at University of Wales Institute Cardiff. He has published in the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and Sport, Ethics and Philosophy.

Carwyn Jones is Professor of Sports Ethics at the Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University. He has published widely in the area of sports ethics in both peer-reviewed journals and books. His particular interest is in the relationship between sport, virtue and mental health. He coaches youth football (soccer).

Pam R. Sailors is Professor of Philosophy at Missouri State University. She is a past president of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, recipient of the Warren P. Fraleigh Distinguished Scholar Award, and the current editor of the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport.