The Pursuit of Social Justice Through Sport for Development Organizations in the United States
Youth,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
5(1), P. 29 - 29
Published: March 11, 2025
While
Sport
for
Development
(SfD)
scholars
have
deconstructed
the
interplay
between
global
development
discourse,
policy,
funding,
practice,
and
local
agency,
SfD
organizations
in
Global
North
yet
to
be
with
same
intensity,
rigor,
scope.
In
this
paper,
complex,
dynamic
among
agency
will
as
it
relates
provision
United
States.
There
a
particular
focus
on
leadership
structures
that
can
unlock
more
sustainable,
egalitarian
discourse
practices
which
promote
advance
social
justice.
Language: Английский
Analysing gender disparities in youth sports coaching: an international survey (FEMCoach project)
Frontiers in Psychology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: May 7, 2025
The
issue
of
gender
inequality
has
a
significant
impact
on
the
sporting
world,
with
range
implications
and
consequences.
In
field
coaching,
women
are
confronted
inequity
throughout
their
careers,
which
frequently
detrimental
impact.
To
gain
deeper
insight
into
under-representation
in
sport
framing
Female
Sport
Coaching
Training
Programme
(FEMCoach)
project,
an
investigation
was
carried
out
to
examine
coaches'
educational
support.
After
reviewing
scientific
literature,
survey
developed
aiming
analyse
needs
youth
sports
coaches
practice
design
coaching
programmes
that
promote
equity
sports.
present
study
collected
analyzed
data
from
463
(45%
55%
men)
24
different
countries,
competitive
levels.
Coaches
completed
40-question
online
survey,
divided
seven
topics:
(1)
sociodemographic
data,
(2)
inclusion
environment
for
practice,
(3)
coach
professional
activities,
(4)
menstrual
cycle,
hormonal
contraception
pregnancy/childcare,
(5)
barriers
females
sport,
(6)
courses,
(7)
differences.
Some
differences
were
found
between
men
perceptions
regarding
or
stigmas
face
practice.
Most
women's
[80%
(±5%)]
approximately
half
men's
[54%
believe
sometimes
discrimination
and/or
mistrust
most
[78%
(±6%)]
majority
[64%
recognize
opportunities
genders.
Considering
presence
topics
related
female
biology
education
process
[72%
[63%
considered
they
not
approached
enough,
agreeing
coaches,
[92%
(±3%)]
[87%
(±4%)],
should
be
more
expanded
cover
it.
open-ended
questions
agreed
can
equality
mentioned
lack
contents
equity,
identity
biology.
Finally,
accepting
limitations,
this
provides
relevant
contextual
information
practical
applications
targeting
athletes
insights
governing
bodies
institutions
foster
coaching.
Language: Английский
Social Justice as a Force to Challenge the Status Quo Across Youth Sport Scholarship: A Letter to Academia
Quest,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
76(4), P. 534 - 551
Published: Aug. 14, 2024
The
emerging
commitment
to
social
justice
promotion
around
the
world
has
resulted
in
need
develop
a
pedagogy
rooted
anti-oppressive
practice
(AOP)
within
youth
sport
research.
AOP
acknowledges
importance
of
three
key
concepts:
cultural
competence,
humility,
and
critical
consciousness.
Moving
forward,
as
research
continues
evolve,
promising
possibilities
may
be
possible
more
socially-just
world.
Youth
scholars
have
begun
taking
important
steps
toward
acknowledging—and,
some
instances,
addressing—social
inequities
injustices
throughout
sport.
Conversely,
complex
challenges
also
emerged
corrupted
way
which
pertaining
are
positioned.
purpose
this
manuscript
is
examine,
reflect
upon,
critique
ways
been
positioned
and,
turn,
provide
implications
for
contemporary
academia.
In
end,
should
continue
consider
their
unique
positionality
traditional
systems
power-privilege-oppression,
seek
opportunities
increase
consciousness,
embody
praxis
promotion.
Language: Английский
Normative versus transformative coaching approaches: Profiling the social justice activism and allyship of Canadian high school sport coaches
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 20
Published: Dec. 9, 2024
In
Canada,
high
school
sport
is
a
popular
activity
used
to
foster
the
physical
and
psychosocial
development
of
student-athletes.
Despite
popularity
sport,
social
justice
inequities
(e.g.,
racism,
ableism)
continue
shape
student-athletes'
experiences.
Given
that
mission
School
Sport
Canada
(i.e.,
national
governing
body
sport)
facilitate
"total
student
athletes
through
interscholastic
sport",
there
need
study
way
coaches
think
about
act
for
justice.
Thus,
purpose
was
profile
activism
allyship
Canadian
coaches.
Semi-structured
interviews
were
conducted
virtually
via
Zoom)
with
28
Interview
data
subjected
reflexive
thematic
analysis,
which
led
two
coach
profiles
based
on
continua
model
life
skills
teaching
(Camiré,
Citation2023).
The
coaching
–
normative
approach
general
disinterest
in
justice)
transformative
proactive
developed
critical
consciousness)
are
contrasted
across
four
overarching
themes
(a)
I'm
(Not)
Confident,
I
(Don't)
Understand;
(b)
(Un)intentionally
(Re)acting;
(c)
You
See
Excuses,
Obstacles
be
Toppled;
(d)
(Dis)engaged
(Non)autonomous
Education.
Findings
have
practical
implications
centering
education,
developing
praxis
related
allyship,
instigating
systemic
policy
changes
can
make
system
safer,
more
equitable,
inclusive
all
participants.
Language: Английский