Journal articles: 'Football experiences'

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Jones, Luke, and Jim Denison. "Challenge and relief: A Foucauldian disciplinary analysis of retirement from professional association football in the United Kingdom." International Review for the Sociology of Sport 52, no. 8 (January 15, 2016): 924–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1012690215625348.

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The aim of this study was to consider the retirement experiences of British male professional association footballers by utilising Foucault’s analysis of discipline discussed in Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. Specifically, we drew upon Foucault to consider how, through the various techniques and instruments of discipline, the professional football context produces ‘docile footballing bodies’ and how this might influence a player’s experiences in retirement. We gathered our empirical material using a Foucauldian-informed interview framework with 25 former professional male football players between the ages of 21 and 34. Our analysis suggested that retirement from football was both a challenge and a relief for our participants, and that their extended period of time within football’s strong disciplinary apparatus significantly influenced how they experienced their retirement.

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Tracy, Daniel R., James E. Johnson, Chrysostomos Giannoulakis, Lindsey Blom, and Lawrence W. Judge. "Examining prior experiences and career attainment of FBS football head coaches." International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching 13, no. 1 (December 7, 2017): 46–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1747954117746498.

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A Football Bowl Subdivision college head coach position is desired in the American football coaching profession due to associated financial benefits, social network improvements, and prestige. The rise of an individual from player, to assistant coach, and eventually head coach, is primarily understood anecdotally. This empirical evaluation of head coaching attainment provided insight into the career progression of these important sport leaders. The purpose of this study was to assess prior experiences (e.g., playing and assistant coaching) of first-time Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football head coaches hired from 1998–1999 to 2013–2014 (n = 200). Data were collected to determine if the quantity of playing and coaching experiences indicated variance within or predictability for career attainment. The five experiential categories investigated were: Playing Experience, Coaching Experience, Affiliation, Coaching Success, and Descriptive Variables. Several significant predictors among the coaching variables emerged, including coaching experience, affiliation, and past coaching success. Playing experience variables were found to be largely non-significant, suggesting that career attainment of college football coaches does not hinge on playing experience.

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Lee, Honggyu, Hagen Wäsche, and Darko Jekauc. "Analyzing the Components of Emotional Competence of Football Coaches: A Qualitative Study from the Coaches’ Perspective." Sports 6, no. 4 (October 23, 2018): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sports6040123.

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Emotional Competence (EC) is regarded as a fundamental skill for sports coaches. However, the applications of EC in football coaching are not well understood. This study analyzed the specific emotional processes football coaches experience. We interviewed 18 football coaches and analyzed the interview transcripts by using a systematic analysis process based on Grounded Theory principles. We derived a model from this analysis that comprises a four-phase process: emotional triggers, emotional experiences, emotion regulation strategies, and emotional consequences. In this model, we identified four categories which act as triggers of emotions in football coaches. These emotions can be positive or negative and are manifested at three levels. However, the coaches vary in their capability to perceive emotions. Our model also shows that coaches’ emotion regulation strategies influence the effect of emotional experiences. Experienced emotions promote consequences with psychological and social implications for coaches and may influence their perception of future situations. In short, the process seems to be circular. This finding suggests that the ability to deal with emotions is an important aspect for football coaches.

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Fair, Laura. "Kickin' it: leisure, politics and football in colonial Zanzibar, 1900s–1950s." Africa 67, no. 2 (April 1997): 224–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1161443.

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AbstractAs C. L. R. James demonstrated in Beyond a Boundary, organised team sports epitomised the colonial attempt to inculcate hierarchy, stability and discipline into the minds and spirits of the colonised. These values were not, however, passively internalised. Taken as a microcosm of the colonial experience, this study of football in Zanzibar illustrates the limits of Europeans' ability to mould Africans' social experiences. Sport in Zanzibar, as elsewhere in the empire, often carried undertones of conflict and at times became overtly political. Yet football represented much more than a political battlefield to the players and spectators. For men in colonial Zanzibar playing and watching football were often central social experiences. This article explores the diversity of meanings attributed to football in 1900–50.

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Brochado, Ana, Carlos Brito, Adrien Bouchet, and Fernando Oliveira. "Dimensions of Football Stadium and Museum Tour Experiences: The Case of Europe’s Most Valuable Brands." Sustainability 13, no. 12 (June 9, 2021): 6602. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13126602.

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In the context of football’s globalisation, some of the most important football clubs (FCs) can currently be classified as ‘entertainment multinationals’. Sport hospitality provides opportunities to maximise club stadiums’ use so that they can increase clubs’ annual turnover and function as branding platforms. This study sought to identify the main narratives shared online about—and the dimensions of—visitors’ experiences with top football brands in stadium tours. The data collected for this research comprised 400 text reviews for 10 European FCs’ stadiums (i.e., 4000 reviews) written by visitors in the post-experience phase. Content analysis of these Web reviews was conducted using Leximancer software. The results confirm the existence of 15 themes: fan, tour, stadium, team, museum, room, staff, game, (best) place, ticket, seating, recommend(ation), food, shop and attraction. Most researchers have examined stadium tours from a supply-side perspective. The present study’s aim was, therefore, to contribute to the existing literature by analysing stadium tours’ dimensions from the visitors’ point of view. Stadium tours and museum visits are important sources of revenue that contribute to FCs’ economic sustainability. Offering outstanding customer experiences is thus of utmost importance to maximise club stadiums’ usage and strengthen fans’ engagement.

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Kang, Hyun-Hee, and Duk-Muk Choi. "An Autoethnography on Football Club Operation Experiences." Korean Society For The Study Of Physical Education 22, no. 3 (November 30, 2017): 17–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.15831/jksspe.2017.22.3.17.

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Nordstrom, Heidi, Stacy Warner, and John C. Barnes. "Behind the stripes: female football officials' experiences." International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing 16, no. 3/4/5/6 (2016): 259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijsmm.2016.077934.

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Visschers, Jonas, Letizia Paoli, and Abhishek Deshpande. "Match-fixing: Football referees’ attitudes and experiences." Crime, Law and Social Change 74, no. 1 (December 21, 2019): 77–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10611-019-09880-3.

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Cholerton, Rachel, Jeff Breckon, Joanne Butt, and Helen Quirk. "Experiences Influencing Walking Football Initiation in 55- to 75-Year-Old Adults: A Qualitative Study." Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 28, no. 4 (August 1, 2020): 521–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2019-0123.

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Adults aged 55 and older are least likely to play sport. Despite research suggesting this population experiences physical and psychological benefits when doing so, limited research focuses on older adult sport initiation, especially in “adapted sports” such as walking football. The aim of this study was to explore initiation experiences of walking football players between 55 and 75 years old. Semistructured interviews took place with 17 older adults playing walking football for 6 months minimum (Mage = 64). Inductive analysis revealed six higher order themes representing preinitiation influences. Eight further higher order themes were found, relating to positive and negative experiences during initiation. Fundamental influences preinitiation included previous sporting experiences and values and perceptions. Emergent positive experiences during initiation included mental development and social connections. Findings highlight important individual and social influences when initiating walking football, which should be considered when encouraging 55- to 75-year-old adults to play adapted sport. Policy and practice recommendations are discussed.

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Baldock, Lee, Brendan Cropley, Rich Neil, and Stephen D. Mellalieu. "Stress and Mental Well-Being Experiences of Professional Football Coaches." Sport Psychologist 35, no. 2 (June 1, 2021): 108–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2020-0087.

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The stress experiences and their impact upon the daily lives and mental well-being of English Premier League professional (soccer) football coaches were explored using an in-depth qualitative design. Eight participants were interviewed using a semi-structured approach with thematic and causal network analysis revealing that (a) a range of contextually dependent demands were experienced and interpreted in relation to their situational properties; (b) many demands were appraised and emotionally responded to in a negative manner; (c) a range of coping strategies were adopted to cope with stress experiences, with many reported as ineffective; and (d) stress experiences often led to negative implications for their daily lives and eudaimonic and hedonic well-being. Positive adaptations to some demands experienced were reported and augmented perceptions of mental well-being. The findings of this study make a novel and significant contribution to understanding the interrelationships between the principal components of the stress process and the prospective links between stress and mental well-being.

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Liechty, Toni, Fleesha Willfong, and Katherine Sveinson. "Embodied Experiences of Empowerment Among Female Tackle Football Players." Sociology of Sport Journal 33, no. 4 (December 2016): 305–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2015-0149.

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The purpose of this study was to explore the embodied nature of empowerment among women who play tackle football. Data collection involved semistructured interviews with 15 female football players in Western Canada. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically. Three themes emerged from the data suggesting that playing football was empowering as women experienced: a) feelings of strength related to the physicality of the game; b) a sense of breaking boundaries as they participated despite challenges; and c) a sense of belonging to the team which led to positive outcomes such as increased confidence and selfacceptance. The findings of this study highlight the embodied nature of empowerment that comes through participation in sport and characteristics of contact team sport that can facilitate empowerment for women.

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Hoare, Rachel. "From global phenomenon to framework for living: using the beautiful game creatively to provide therapeutic care for unaccompanied male adolescents seeking asylum in Ireland." International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care 16, no. 4 (October 16, 2020): 373–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmhsc-03-2020-0022.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore, through the composite character of Jaheem, a 16-year-old unaccompanied male from sub Saharan Africa seeking asylum in Ireland (UMSA), the different ways in which football, experienced as a global physical pursuit, a lingua franca and an important site of participation and belonging, can facilitate the development of the therapeutic relationship and the building of coping skills in creative psychotherapy. Design/methodology/approach The composite narrative approach draws on notes taken by the author immediately after the psychotherapy sessions of seven UMSA between 2016 and 2019, for whom football became part of the therapy process. The experiences captured in the notes were combined and are re-presented and explored through the composite character of Jaheem. Findings Drawing on the different facets of football was a key factor in developing the therapeutic relationship. This progressed naturally into using player images to identify and explore the expression of difficult feelings, using football talk as a lingua franca and exploring experiences through football as a metaphor for life. Research limitations/implications The risk of Jaheem not being representative of the seven UMSA was mitigated by the psychotherapist’s expertise in this context which informed her judgement of what to include in a meaningful and representative composite. Originality/value Using the rarely used composite narrative approach to capture the potential of engaging with the football theme in a therapeutic setting with UMSA males.

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Turk, Megan, Sarah E. Stokowski, Bo Li, and Amber Shipherd. "The Embodied Experience of a Football Championship Subdivision Student-Athlete." Journal of Higher Education Athletics & Innovation, no. 2 (September 29, 2017): 49–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.15763/issn.2376-5267.2017.1.2.49-74.

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Many scholars feel that due to the intensity of college sport, student-athletes are confined to borders, being denied a well-rounded experience (Potuto & O’Hanlon, 2007). Although past research has focused on the educational experiences in regards to the general student-athlete population, few studies have focused on the culture that constructs the overall student-athlete experience. This study utilized the narrative methodology, revealing the genuine human experience and assisting in mobilizing action for progressive social change (Riessman, 2008). This study utilized semi-structured interviews and journals to examine the embodied in-season experience of an athletically gifted Cuban FCS football student-athlete. Open coding revealed two major themes that will be discussed: football, identity, social support, and stereotype. This study is one of the first to explore the experience of a FCS student-athlete and sheds light on a Cuban football student-athlete’s experience.

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Walsh, J. Andy, Lindsey C. Blom, Jocelyn Bolin, and Sharon Bowman. "Factors Relating to College Football Players’ Conformity to Traditional Masculine Norms." Journal of Men’s Studies 29, no. 3 (March 25, 2021): 297–314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10608265211004557.

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Conforming to masculine norms can lead to depression and anxiety in men. Athletic identity may affect conformity to masculine norms, specifically in college football players. This study explored the relationships among conformity to masculine norms, athletic identity, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being in 110 male college football players. The main findings convey as football players’ conformity to masculine norms increase, their athletic identity increases while their personal growth, life satisfaction and positive relationships decrease. This was specifically true for the areas of conformity to norms related to sexual relationships, winning, and emotional control/expression; as conformity scores to these norms increased, experiences with positive relationships and personal growth decreased. Furthermore, athletes who played football longer and older were less likely to conform to the norms around emotional control, than athletes with less football experience or younger in age. No group differences were found.

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Porter, Jeff. "An Examination of the Experiences of Black Football Athletes." Journal of Intercollegiate Sport 12, no. 1 (July 9, 2019): 73–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/jis.v12i1.11561.

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The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of Black college athletes that played football and graduated from a Division I Power 5 institution. It is well documented that Black football players graduate from Power 5 institutions lower rates than any other student or athlete group, due to a variety of obstacles they face on campus. Despite these obstacles, there are athletes in this group who do graduate from their institution and successfully transition into professional careers. The research conducted for this article is adapted from a dissertation that explores the campus environment that Black college football players must navigate. This article focuses on the impact the social support network has, helping these athletes maneuver through their organizational environment and prepare for life after athletics. Understanding the possible influences of a support network can be a critical strategy for the survival of this group of athletes.

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Gearity, Brian T., Bettina Callary, and Phillip Fulmer. "Learning to Coach: A Qualitative Case Study of Phillip Fulmer." Journal of Coaching Education 6, no. 2 (August 2013): 65–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jce.6.2.65.

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The purpose of this study was to explore former NCAA FBS National Champion football coach Phillip Fulmer’s biography to understand how his knowledge and practices were learned from various sociocultural experiences. The participant, Phillip Fulmer, former head football coach of the University of Tennessee (UT; 1992–2008), participated in multiple sports as a youth, played football at UT, and coached for over 30 years. A qualitative case study design with in-depth interviews was used to understand his experiences and developmental path as he learned to coach. The findings reveal four key developmental stages: athlete, graduate assistant, assistant coach, and head coach. Fulmer’s earliest learning experiences would later guide his coaching beliefs, values, and actions.

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Depetris-Chauvin, Emilio, Ruben Durante, and Filipe Campante. "Building Nations through Shared Experiences: Evidence from African Football." American Economic Review 110, no. 5 (May 1, 2020): 1572–602. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.20180805.

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We examine whether shared collective experiences help build a national identity, by looking at the impact of national football teams’ victories in sub-Saharan Africa. We find that individuals surveyed in the days after an important victory of their country’s national team are 37 percent less likely to identify primarily with their ethnic group, and 30 percent more likely to trust other ethnicities, than those interviewed just before. Crucially, national team achievements also reduce violence: countries that (barely) qualified to the Africa Cup of Nations experience less civil conflict (9 percent fewer episodes) in the following months than countries that (barely) did not. (JEL D74, J15, L83, O15, O17, Z21)

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Gillham, Andy, and Craig Stone. "Experiences of Peak Performance in Elite American Football." Sport Psychologist 34, no. 1 (March 1, 2020): 23–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2018-0132.

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Elite athletes strive for a superior state of psychological functioning to achieve peak performance, and peak performance is the central construct of this study. Peak performance as a phenomenon is a state of superior functioning allowing athletes to perform at their highest levels, attaining outstanding results. The purpose of this study was to understand the phenomenon of peak performance through semistructured interviews with 16 elite-level American football players. Four higher-order themes divided into mental, physical, emotional, and sensory elements. Those themes are supported by 18 lower-level categories. Findings were largely consistent with previous research despite this being the first study to include American football players. A specific noteworthy conclusion is the connection between mental and physical components that provides ample opportunities for both researchers and applied practitioners. In addition, the participant quotes prompted a return to the discussion of the connection between individual zones of optimal functioning, peak performance, and flow states.

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Biscaia, Rui. "Revisiting the Role of Football Spectators’ Behavioral Intentions and its Antecedents." Open Sports Sciences Journal 9, no. 1 (May 12, 2016): 3–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1875399x01609010003.

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Football is one of the most rooted sports worldwide attracting millions of spectators, but clubs face an increasing competition of other leisure activities. Understanding how to increase spectators' behavioral intentions towards their favorite football teams is paramount for sport managers, given that a behavioral intention represents a measure of how much a person is willing to engage in a specific behavior. Thus, the purposes of this study were (1) to explain the role of spectators' behavioral intentions, and (2) to highlight its antecedents within the football context. In doing so, this study starts by providing a review of consumption-related aspects that have been associated with football spectators' behavioral intentions, such as emotions experienced during the games, service quality, team brand associations and satisfaction. Subsequently, the main findings from previous studies conducted with football spectators are highlighted and managerial implications are suggested in order to aid football clubs at providing good overall consumption experiences to their spectators, and thus contributing to increase attendance levels. Finally, future research avenues are suggested in order to expand our understanding on how to strengthen the link between football spectators and their teams, with subsequent associated benefits.

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Parker, Kathy B. "“Has-Beens” and “Wanna-Bes”: Transition Experiences of Former Major College Football Players." Sport Psychologist 8, no. 3 (September 1994): 287–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/tsp.8.3.287.

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The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the experiences of former college football players upon exiting intercollegiate careers. The qualitative methodology of in-depth, dialogic interviewing was employed. Participants were 7 former NCAA Division I-A collegiate football players who completed their eligibility within the last 3 years and who were at least 8 months removed from collegiate competition. These participants were not under contract with any professional teams at the time of their interviews. Findings centered around the following themes: (a) the transition from high school to elite-level college football, and the change in the relationships participants had with their coaches; (b) the learning of behavior not positively transferable to the “real world”; (c) the power and control issues surrounding the major college football setting, and the manner in which participants perceived, and responded to, being controlled; and (d) the ways participants were experiencing posteligibility life.

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May, Tamara, Carmel Sivaratnam, Katrina Williams, Jane McGillivray, Andrew Whitehouse, and Nicole J. Rinehart. "‘Everyone gets a kick’: Coach characteristics and approaches to inclusion in an Australian Rules Football program for children." International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching 14, no. 5 (August 25, 2019): 607–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1747954119870294.

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This study aimed to understand coaches’ approaches to including children with disabilities in a community-based Australian rules football program for children. Football coaches for the program, called Auskick, completed an online survey providing qualitative and quantitative information about their experiences of inclusive coaching. Coaches (N = 130) completed the survey over 2016/2017. The average years of coaching experience was 3.3 (range 0–19 years). While 79% of coaches had experienced a child with a disability attending their football centre, only 31% of coaches (56% of paid coaches and 27% of volunteer coaches) had completed disability training. Autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and intellectual disability were the most common types of developmental disabilities, and asthma, vision and hearing problems were the most common physical disabilities of children attending the coaches’ centres. Eighty-nine coaches provided examples of inclusive approaches. The most common was having an inclusive attitude, asking the parents for help, making adaptations to suit the child, giving extra time, getting additional help and staff training. Community football coaches frequently work with children who have a broad range of developmental and physical disabilities. Coach disability training is needed to support children with disabilities attending these types of sporting programs in the community.

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Forbes, Alison, Lisa Edwards, and Scott Fleming. "‘Women can’t referee’: exploring the experiences of female football officials within UK football culture." Soccer & Society 16, no. 4 (February 6, 2014): 521–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2014.882829.

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Moloney, Laura, and Daniela Rohde. "Experiences of men with psychosis participating in a community-based football programme." Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy 45, no. 2 (September 4, 2017): 100–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijot-06-2017-0015.

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Purpose Physical activity is associated with both physical and mental health benefits for people with psychosis. However, mental health services have been criticised for failing to adequately promote physical activities. Occupational Therapy, with its focus on meaningful everyday occupations, is well placed to incorporate physical activity interventions. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of men with psychosis participating in an Irish community-based football programme. Design/methodology/approach Six men with psychosis participated in qualitative interviews. The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Interview data were analysed thematically. Findings Participants identified many benefits of engaging in the programme. Football became a valued part of weekly routines and fostered re-engagement with previously valued roles. Participants identified improvements in social confidence and motor and process skills, as well as a positive impact on their mental and physical health. Originality/value This study highlights the value and meaning of participation in football for men with psychosis, as well as demonstrating the longer-term feasibility of football as a therapeutic medium in Occupational Therapy mental health service provision. Findings could help to promote the routine use of sports interventions to mental health services.

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Gerabinis, Panagiotis, and Marios Goudas. "A Qualitative Investigation of Young Footballers’ Perceptions Regarding Developmental Experiences." Social Sciences 8, no. 7 (July 16, 2019): 215. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci8070215.

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This study examined perceptions of Greek young football players regarding sport-related developmental experiences using a model of PYD through sport based on results from a qualitative study as a theoretical framework. Twenty one young football athletes (aged 12–15) gave semi-structured interviews. The young athletes identified both positive and negative developmental experiences related to the behaviors of coaches, parents and peers. They did not report any explicit teaching of life-skills. However, young footballers identified their life-skills development by implicit processes. Nevertheless, their understanding of life-skills was rather simplistic.

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Carr, James, and Martin Power. "Inclusion through football: The case of Diverse City FC." Studies in Arts and Humanities 7, no. 1 (June 3, 2021): 153–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.18193/sah.v7i1.206.

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In this piece we document how a football club has proved to be an important mechanism of integration for young Muslim women in Ireland. As has been evidenced elsewhere,[1] and discussed in this piece, Islamophobia is a reality in Irish society, whether as proximal lived experiences of hostility and discrimination, or as structural elements that deploy anti-Muslim tropes. In the face of such exclusion, young Muslim individuals, supported by local civil society actors, have taken it upon themselves to develop a platform, namely the Hijabs and Hat-tricks project, that not only enables inclusion, and develops meaningful integration, but also challenges head-on those tropes that cast them and their communities as ‘other’. Football, in the form of Diverse City FC, forms the focal point of this platform. Based on the experiences of these young Irish Muslims, we argue that football, and indeed sport more broadly, can act as an incredibly effective mechanism for meaningful societal integration. Finally, we argue for the importance of not only understanding the experiences of marginalised groups, such as the Diverse City players, but of the importance of drawing from these experiences to design future strategies for inclusion in Irish society. [1] James Carr, Experiences of Islamophobia: Living with racism in the neoliberal era (London: Routledge, 2016).

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Clarkson, Beth G., Elwyn Cox, and Richard C. Thelwell. "Negotiating Gender in the English Football Workplace: Composite Vignettes of Women Head Coaches’ Experiences." Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 27, no. 2 (October 1, 2019): 73–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2018-0052.

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Historically, men have dominated the English football workplace; as a result, the number of women in coaching positions has been limited. The aim of the present study was to explore the lived experiences of women head coaches to identify the extent that gender influences the English football workplace. Semi-structured interviews (N = 12) were conducted with women head coaches operating at the (a) youth recreational, (b) talent development, and (c) elite levels of the English football pyramid. An inductive thematic analysis was performed which informed the development of composite vignettes, a form of creative nonfiction. Three vignettes were developed comprising women head coaches’ stories at each pyramid level. Findings from the thematic analysis identified themes of gender stereotyping, proving yourself, and confidence at the youth recreational level; work-life conflicts, limited career mobility, and marginalization at the talent development level; and tokenism, undercurrents of sexism, and apprehensions of future directives at the elite level. The vignette stories demonstrate that gender negatively influences coaches’ interactions and confidence early in their career in youth recreational football; gender bias is embedded within discriminatory organizational practices which limit career mobility for coaches working in talent development; and gender is used to hold elite level women coaches to higher scrutiny levels than male colleagues. Recommendations (e.g., [in]formal mentoring, male advocacy, recruitment transparency) are made to practitioners for a targeted occupational-focused approach regarding support, retention, and career progression of women head coaches in football.

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Webb, Tom, Paul Gorczynski, Shakiba Oftadeh-Moghadam, and Laura Grubb. "Experience and Construction of Mental Health Among English Female Football Match Officials." Sport Psychologist 35, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2020-0086.

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Research into the mental health of female sport match officials is scarce, despite verbal and physical abuse being commonplace. Twelve female match officials officiating male and female matches took part in semistructured interviews, investigating their experiences and understanding of their mental health. Deductive thematic analysis identified four overarching themes: male and female football environments; abuse, sexism, and homophobia in football; formal and informal support networks; and mental health knowledge and experience—accessing services. The results revealed toxic, abusive, male-dominated environments that included sexist and derogatory language, negatively affecting their mental health. The female match officials struggled to ascertain mechanisms for support and identified that the educational courses and local organizations did not provide mental health information or training, and match officials often experienced poor mental health during and after matches. Increased engagement with mental health literacy and policy change from governing bodies is required, given the unique challenges female match officials face.

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Clarke, Nicola J., and Chris G. Harwood. "Parenting experiences in elite youth football: A phenomenological study." Psychology of Sport and Exercise 15, no. 5 (September 2014): 528–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.05.004.

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Ratna, Aarti. "Intersectional Plays of Identity: The Experiences of British Asian Female Footballers." Sociological Research Online 18, no. 1 (February 2013): 108–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5153/sro.2824.

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Debates regarding intersectionality have been widely held in the U.K. and elsewhere for over a decade. However, the value of intersectionality has been questioned as researchers struggle to analyse intersectionality-in-practice. That is, how and why social identities connect in the ways that they do in the everyday lives of women and men. In this paper I argue that the concepts of ‘performativity’ and ‘ontological complicity’ offer a useful way of exploring the articulation of identities. I specifically draw on empirical research about the experiences of British Asian female footballers, to signal how their particular identities articulate in and through the spaces of women's football. I argue that by playing-up some identity dispositions and concomitantly playing-down others, British Asian females are able to negotiate inclusion within the spaces of women's football. However, this does not mean that they automatically become valued insiders. At other times, and in other spaces, their marginalisation from within the game is clear. I suggest that considering the intersectional plays of identity captures the complex and nuanced operation of discrimination, which is often rendered invisible in women's football.

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White, Rose, Katherine Lister, Kristian Northend, Stephen Moore, and Kelly Rayner. "Football teams for people with intellectual disabilities living in the community: “it helps your self-esteem and that, don’t it?”." Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour 8, no. 4 (December 11, 2017): 201–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jidob-06-2017-0009.

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Purpose People with intellectual disabilities (ID) can be vulnerable to developing mental health problems. It has been found that participating in regular exercise can help to improve emotional well-being, both in typically developing people and those with ID. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the experiences of community clients with ID who have engaged in a football training programme, and the perceived impacts on attitudes, mood and behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Interviews with seven patients from generic or forensic community ID services were conducted. The transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings Two master themes were identified from the interviews, “Striving” and “Togetherness”. Originality/value The most important factors related to taking part in the football programme were the social, emotional and personal growth associated with being part of a team and general enjoyment of being part of something. Although aspects of football knowledge and physical fitness were still evident, their impact seemed to be less significant. The experience of football was overwhelmingly positive.

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Van der Meij, Nienke, Paul Darby, and Katie Liston. "“The Downfall of a Man is Not the End of His Life”: Navigating Involuntary Immobility in Ghanaian Football." Sociology of Sport Journal 34, no. 2 (June 2017): 183–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2016-0101.

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The burgeoning number of football academies in Africa are widely understood by young aspiring players and their family members as a conduit for transnational migration and a professional career in the game. However, for the vast majority of academy recruits the stark reality is involuntary immobility. While there is a growing literature on African football migration, the experiences of young players from the continent who are unable to translate their academy training into a professional career overseas has been neglected. This article addresses this lacuna by focusing on how this process is experienced and navigated by a cohort of former Ghanaian academy players. These experiences are positioned within the context of the intergenerational contract, a pervasive social norm in West Africa that places considerable expectations on young adults to reciprocate materially to their household. The analyses here are based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Ghana totalling 12 months, conducted between January 2008 and July 2015.

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Awad, Yousef. "Football in Arabic literature in diaspora: Global influences and local manifestations." International Review for the Sociology of Sport 51, no. 8 (July 9, 2016): 1005–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1012690214564630.

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This paper explores how Arab writers in diaspora present football in their literary works. Through an examination of Rabih Alameddine’s I, the Divine, Laila Lalami’s Secret Son and Leila Aboulela’s Lyrics Alley, the paper highlights the way in which Arab novelists in diaspora draw on the game’s international popularity to supplement and clarify the themes that these novels explore. Specifically, this paper investigates how the three novels portray the relationship between the individual and the nation and it suggests that these novels may be read within a context of a growing Arab involvement in international football over the past few years, including recent investments by state members of the Gulf Cooperation Council in European football, the emergence of international football superstars of Arab descent, the direct and indirect influences of football on recent socioeconomic and political transformations in Arab countries, including the Arab Spring, and FIFA’s controversial decision to stage the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Thanks to their position between cultures, these writers render football as a site on which socioeconomic, political and cultural discourses converge. By depicting the quotidian experiences of culturally and ethnically varied characters, the novels offer divergent perspectives on the game’s entanglement with global and local influences and football emerges as a central issue around which the above writers construct some of the most important episodes in the three novels. In this way the three novels demonstrate that the game’s international popularity makes it intricately linked with the daily experiences of the characters they depict.

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Harrison, C. Keith, Scott Bukstein, Ginny McPherson Botts, and Suzanne Malia Lawrence. "Female spectators as customers at National Football League games." International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship 17, no. 2 (April 29, 2016): 172–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijsms-04-2016-012.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate female National Football League (NFL) spectators’ preferences and feedback in regard to various customer service components of the NFL game day experience. The primary components with respect to female spectators’ choices, preferences, and feedback are as follows: apparel and other merchandise; food and beverage; restrooms and facility cleanliness; tailgating and parking; participants’ decision to attend an NFL game; and participants’ perceptions of the NFL. A core objective was to learn more about the female decision-making process and overall experience at NFL games. Design/methodology/approach – All data were collected during the 2012-2013 NFL regular season. Four different data collections were conducted at two NFL stadiums to investigate the game day experiences of women at NFL games. Previous research was used as a basis for creating survey questions about the female game day experience. In this study, an open-ended questionnaire contained both quantitative and qualitative questions, both forms of data were collected and analyzed, and researchers made both quantitative and qualitative interpretations based on the data. Findings – Findings and results indicated women are diverse customers. Sport organizations need to focus on the minor details that reflect how individuals experience a brand and product, as these sport organizations have the opportunity to enhance the female customer experience and retain existing female customers if the organizations systemically listen to and communicate with the female customer at NFL games. The NFL and individual NFL teams should include female spectators in the brand strategy process. Female customers of the NFL can be powerful brand loyalists and outstanding brand ambassadors. Originality/value – This research study provides an investigation of the preferences and perceptions of women spectators at NFL games. One contribution of the current study is that researchers have accepted the challenge by some researchers calling for more complexity with researching gender and attempting to shift some of the ways in which women are viewed as fans and spectators. However, what is key with the approach in the current study is that researchers allowed the women to be heard with respect to their game day experiences, perceptions, and thoughts about their identity as a spectator.

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Cleland, Jamie, and Ellis Cashmore. "Nothing Will Be the Same Again After the Stade de France Attack: Reflections of Association Football Fans on Terrorism, Security and Surveillance." Journal of Sport and Social Issues 42, no. 6 (August 30, 2018): 454–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193723518797028.

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Following the attempted terrorist attack at the friendly match between France and Germany at the Stade de France on November 13, 2015, this article draws on the response of 1,500 association football fans to the threat of terrorism in the world’s most popular sport. Its primary focus was to ask fans to reflect on their own experiences of security and surveillance and what extent the attempted attack on the Stade de France will have on the management of football crowds. Drawing on the themes of surveillance devised by Michel Foucault, the results outline how some fans accept additional measures of security and surveillance as a means of protecting their safety but others resist this as overly excessive and intrusive and argue it negatively affects their match-day experience. The article concludes by reflecting on the management of football crowds given the response by fans and the changes already taking place since November 2015.

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Watts, Darren W., and Christopher J. Cushion. "Coaching journeys: longitudinal experiences from professional football in Great Britain." Sports Coaching Review 6, no. 1 (October 6, 2016): 76–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2016.1238135.

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Luis del Campo, Vicente, Aitor Canelo Fariñas, Francisco Javier Domínguez Márquez, and Jesús Morenas Martín. "The influence of refereeing experiences judging offside actions in football." Psychology of Sport and Exercise 37 (July 2018): 139–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.03.004.

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Casson, Ira R. "National Football League Experiences With Return to Play After Concussion." Archives of Neurology 66, no. 3 (March 1, 2009): 416. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archneurol.2008.592.

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Doewes, Rumi Iqbal. "Match-fixing in football – the Indonesian experience and response." International Sports Studies 42, no. 3 (December 11, 2020): 62–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.30819/iss.42-e.07.

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Match fixing is an example of match manipulation which involves removing the uncertainty of the outcomes of a match. Match fixing usually has one of two purposes. First, it may be for the team to survive relegation or achieve promotion, or secondly for a betting outcome. The purpose of this study was to investigate the issue of match-fixing in the world of Indonesian football and the actions taken by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) to cope with this problem. The research method was qualitative and drew on data obtained from semi-structured interviews with a convenience sample of informants. The study informants had experiences as former players, club managers, and member(s) of the PSSI disciplinary committee. The results highlight some of the known examples of match fixing in Indonesian football, their handling and the reasons behind them. To counter match fixing in Indonesian football, PSSI formed an Anti- Mafia Task Force and collaborated with Genius Sports an international technology company which monitors data on sporting events as a part of its global sports integrity programme.

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Solberg, EE, TH Bjørnstad, TE Andersen, and Ø. Ekeberg. "Cardiovascular pre-participation screening does not distress professional football players." European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 19, no. 3 (May 25, 2011): 571–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741826711410818.

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Background: It has been debated whether cardiovascular screening of athletes creates negative psychological reactions in those being screened. Neither the athletes’ level of distress towards, nor their opinion about screening has actually been examined. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the level of distress among Norwegian elite male football players and their experiences of screening. Methods: After screening, players completed a 10-item scale assessing their experience on a Likert scale. Their level of distress was measured with the intrusion sub-scale of Impact of Event Scale (IES) (7 items) on a six-point scale (grade 0–5). A sum score of ≥19 indicates a clinical stress problem. Twenty-five out of 28 teams, 441 of 591 players (75%, mean age 26 [18–39] years) consented to participate. Results: Sixty-four percent felt more confident when playing football and 88% were satisfied having completed the screening. The majority (77%) felt a need for the screening and 84% would strongly recommend it to others. Sixteen percent were afraid that the screening result might have consequences for their own health, and 13% were afraid of losing their license to play football. Less than 3% experienced distress (IES ≥ 19). Conclusions: The majority of the players were satisfied having completed the screening, felt more confident and would recommend it to other players. Only a marginal proportion of the players were distressed by the screening, but were at least as likely to recommend it.

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Taylor, Elizabeth A., and Robin Hardin. "Female NCAA Division I Athletic Directors: Experiences and Challenges." Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 24, no. 1 (April 2016): 14–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2014-0038.

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This study examined the experiences and challenges of 10 female Division I athletic directors. Four themes emerged from the interviews: (a) lack of female role models; (b) females are not qualified to manage football programs; (c) scrutiny about (lack of) ability and experience, and (d) benefits of intercollegiate coaching experience. The findings of this study suggest these are the central causes for females’ inability to reach maximum career mobility in the intercollegiate athletics industry. Participants encouraged women trying to enter the intercollegiate athletics industry to find a mentor who can advocate for them as they navigate through their career. In addition, participants encouraged those entering the industry to gain experience in as many facets of the athletic department as possible.

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Grashow, Rachel G., Andrea L. Roberts, Ross Zafonte, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Herman Taylor, Aaron Baggish, Lee Nadler, Theodore K. Courtney, Ann Connor, and Marc G. Weisskopf. "Defining Exposures in Professional Football: Professional American-Style Football Players as an Occupational Cohort." Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 7, no. 2 (February 1, 2019): 232596711982921. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967119829212.

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Studies of professional American football players have shown that football-related activities lead to acute injuries and may have long-term adverse health outcomes including osteoarthritis, neurocognitive impairment, and cardiovascular disease. However, the full complement of what constitutes professional football exposure has yet to be effectively articulated. Most likely, professional football exposure encompasses a multifaceted array of experiences including head impacts and joint stresses, long-term pain medication use, dietary restrictions, and strenuous training regimens. To study the health of professional American football players, characterizing the group as an occupational cohort and taking advantage of methods established within the discipline of occupational epidemiology may be beneficial. We conducted a narrative review of existing football research, occupational epidemiological methods papers, and occupational medicine studies. Here we describe the traditional occupational epidemiological approach to assessing exposure in a novel cohort and show how this framework could be implemented in studies of professional football players. In addition, we identify the specific challenges associated with studying an elite athletic occupational group, including the healthy worker effect and other types of selection and information biases, and explore these in the context of existing studies of football-related health. The application of well-established occupational epidemiological methods to professional football players may yield new insights into the effects of playing exposure and may provide opportunities for interventions to reduce harm.

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Bentzen, Marte, Göran Kenttä, and Pierre-Nicolas Lemyre. "Elite Football Coaches Experiences and Sensemaking about Being Fired: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 14 (July 18, 2020): 5196. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145196.

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Background: Chronic job insecurity seems to be a prominent feature within elite sport, where coaches work under pressure of dismissals if failing to meet performance expectations of stakeholders. The aim of the current study was to get a deeper understanding of elite football coaches’ experiences of getting fired and how they made sense of that process. Method: A qualitative design using semi-structured interviews was conducted with six elite football coaches who were fired within the same season. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was chosen as framework to analyze the data. Results: The results reflected five emerging themes: Acceptance of having an insecure job, working for an unprofessional organization and management, micro-politics in the organization, unrealistic and changing performance expectation, and emotional responses. Conclusion: All coaches expressed awareness and acceptance regarding the risk of being fired. However, they experienced a lack of transparency and clear feedback regarding the causes of dismissal. This led to negative emotional reactions as the coaches experienced being evaluated by poorly defined expectations and by anonymous stakeholders. Sports organizations as employers should strive to be transparent during dismissal. In addition, job insecurity is a permanent stressor for coaches and should be acknowledged and targeted within coach education.

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Dixon, Kevin. "The role of surveillance in the construction of authentic football fandom practice." Surveillance & Society 11, no. 4 (November 22, 2013): 424–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.24908/ss.v11i4.4585.

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Abstract The search for the ‘authentic’ football fan has a predominant place within the sociology of football literature. This relates specifically to the scholarly conceptualisation of ‘different’ fan types as researchers have attempted to explain the evolving nature of fandom practice in light of late-modern consumer culture and perceived authenticity claims. Such conceptual approaches to football fandom are useful enough to describe alternative modes of practice and yet they do not indicate how fans interpret and monitor authenticity at a cultural level. This paper aims to address this issue by drawing on the lived experiences of football fans to uncover the importance of cultural surveillance towards perceptions of authenticity. Findings indicate that authenticity is a site of internal contestation driven by codes of expected conduct and modes of surveillance.

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BOCKETTI, GREGG P. "Italian Immigrants, Brazilian Football, and the Dilemma of National Identity." Journal of Latin American Studies 40, no. 2 (April 29, 2008): 275–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022216x08003994.

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AbstractThis article considers the cultural adjustment of immigrants to Brazil through an analysis of the role that association football (soccer) played in identity formation in twentieth-century São Paulo. It focuses on the city's large Italian population, in particular the experiences of a leading club, the Società Sportiva Palestra Itália, and of the first generation of Brazilian footballers who migrated abroad in order to play football professionally, many of whom were Paulistas of Italian descent. It demonstrates that through football Italians obtained agency in negotiating the process by which they became Brazilian and found a means by which to preserve a sense of discrete ethnicity within São Paulo's multiethnic community.

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Lewis, Colin J., Simon J. Roberts, and Hazel Andrews. "‘Why am I putting myself through this?’ Women football coaches’ experiences of the Football Association's coach education process." Sport, Education and Society 23, no. 1 (November 30, 2015): 28–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2015.1118030.

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Junaedi, Fajar, and Filosa Gita Sukmono. "Disaster Mitigation Information in Football Matches: Fans Perspective." Warta ISKI 2, no. 02 (September 15, 2019): 124–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.25008/wartaiski.v2i02.37.

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The study focuses on problems of disaster mitigation information in football matches and the implications to audiences’ safety. The study uses study case method. The data collection is performed using in-depth interview, observation, and literature review; and the informant selection applies purposive sampling or criterion-based selection. Informants picked are fans of PSIM Yogyakarta, Persiba Bantul, and Persebaya Surabaya who experienced disasters in the stadiums. The study demonstrates, based on fans experiences, that various factors are responsible for outbreaks in football matches, namely the absence of information on disaster mitigation, the unprofessionalism of the organizers and securities in managing possible disasters, the insufficiency of the stadium architecture to deal with disasters, and the inadequacy of medical facilities in emergencies. The way forwards which are proposed is that, firstly, stadium construction should be designed by heeding disaster mitigation consideration for the sake of individuals’ well-being in the stadium. Moreover, the organizers, including the securities, should be more professional in running the matches. Finally, appropriate facilities for preventing disasters should be provided.

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Magee, Jonathan, Ramón Spaaij, and Ruth Jeanes. "“It’s Recovery United for Me”: Promises and Pitfalls of Football as Part of Mental Health Recovery." Sociology of Sport Journal 32, no. 4 (December 2015): 357–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2014-0149.

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This paper builds on the concept of mental health recovery to critically examine three football projects in the United Kingdom and their effects on the recovery process. Drawing on qualitative research on the lived experiences of mental health clients and service providers across the three projects, we explore the role of football in relation to three components of recovery: engagement, stigma, and social isolation. The findings indicate how the projects facilitated increased client engagement, peer supports, and the transformation of self-stigma. The perception of football as an alternative setting away from the clinical environment was an important factor in this regard. Yet, the results also reveal major limitations, including the narrow, individualistic conceptualization of both recovery and stigma within the projects, the reliance on a biomedical model of mental illness, and the potentially adverse consequences of using football in mental health interventions.

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Berggren Torell, Viveka. "As Fast as Possible Rather Than Well Protected: Experiences of Football Clothes." Culture Unbound 3, no. 1 (April 19, 2011): 83–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.11383.

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With Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenological view that human beings ’take in’ the world and experience themselves as subjects through their bodies as a starting point, players in both men’s and women’s teams, kit men, purchasing managers, sporting directors, and a coach from Swedish football clubs have been interviewed about their perceptions and experiences of football clothing. Since the body is both a feeling and knowing entity, clothes are seen as components of body techniques, facilitating or restricting body movements in a material way, but also as creators of senses, like lightness and security; in both ways, influencing the knowledge in action that playing football is. In this article, the content of the interviews is discussed in relation to health. When clothes are primarily related to a biomedical view that health means no injuries and illnesses, warm pants and shin guards are mentioned by players, who are rather ambivalent to both, since these garments counteract a feeling of lightness that is connected to the perception of speed. Players want to be fast rather than well protected. If clothes, instead, are interpreted as related to a broad conception of health, including mental, social, and physical components, the relation body–space-in-between–clothes seems to be an important aspect of clothing. Dressed in a sports uniform, unable to choose individual details, the feeling of subjectivity is related to wearing ’the right-size’ clothes. Also new textile technology, like injury-preventing and speed-increasing tight compression underwear, is perceived by players based on feelings that they are human subjects striving for both bodily and psychological well-being.

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Pope, Stacey. "‘Like pulling down Durham Cathedral and building a brothel’: Women as ‘new consumer’ fans?" International Review for the Sociology of Sport 46, no. 4 (October 8, 2010): 471–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1012690210384652.

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The experiences of female sports fans have been largely marginalized in academic research. This article aims to bring women’s experiences as sports fans to the fore. It also explores assumptions of homogeneity which seem to underlie much research on male and female fans. This has perhaps led to a gendered binary whereby female sports fans are often depicted as ‘new consumer’ fans and are perceived as ‘inauthentic’ in their support. Drawing on Glaser and Strauss’s (2008) ‘grounded theory’ approach, 51 semi-structured interviews were conducted with female football fans in the East Midlands city of Leicester in England. This article focuses on two themes which emerged from this research: women, football and a sense of place; and women and stadium modernization. These findings begin to explore some of the complexities of female fan attachment and emphasize the need to examine the diversity of women’s experiences as sports fans. I propose that future research on sports fandom would benefit from a greater sensitivity to heterogeneity in both men’s and women’s experiences.

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Macbeth, Jessica Louise. "Restrictions of activity in partially sighted football: experiences of grassroots players." Leisure Studies 28, no. 4 (October 2009): 455–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02614360903071696.

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