'Race', Ethnicity and Racism in Sports Coaching (Routledge Critical Perspectives on Equality and Social Justice in Sport and Leisure)

In recent years there has been a steady increase in the racial and ethnic diversity of the playing workforce in many sports around the world. However, there has been a minimal throughput of racial and ethnic minorities into coaching and leadership positions. This book brings together leading researchers from around the world to examine key questions around ‘race’, ethnicity and racism in sports coaching. The book focuses specifically on the ways in which ‘race’, ethnicity and racism operate, and how they are experienced and addressed (or not) within the socio-cultural sphere of sports coaching. Theoretically informed and empirically grounded, it examines macro- (societal), meso- (organisational), and micro- (individual) level barriers to racial and ethnic diversity as well as the positive action initiatives designed to help overcome them. Featuring multi-disciplinary perspectives, the book is arranged into three thematic sections, addressing the central topics of representation and racialised barriers in sports coaching; racialised identities, diversity and intersectionality in sports coaching; and formalised racial equality interventions in sports coaching. Including case studies from across North America, Europe and Australasia, __‘Race’____, Ethnicity and Racism in Sports Coaching__ is essential reading for students, academics and practitioners with a critical interest in the sociology of sport, sport coaching, sport management, sport development, and ‘race’ and ethnicity studies. Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. In recent years there has been a steady increase in the racial and ethnic diversity of the playing workforce in many sports around the world. However, there has been a minimal throughput of racial and ethnic minorities into coaching and leadership positions. This book brings together leading researchers from around the world to examine key questions around ‘race’, ethnicity and racism in sports coaching. The book focuses specifically on the ways in which ‘race’, ethnicity and racism operate, and how they are experienced and addressed (or not) within the socio-cultural sphere of sports coaching. Theoretically informed and empirically grounded, it examines macro- (societal), meso- (organisational), and micro- (individual) level barriers to racial and ethnic diversity as well as the positive action initiatives designed to help overcome them. Featuring multi-disciplinary perspectives, the book is arranged into three thematic sections, addressing the central topics of representation and racialised barriers in sports coaching; racialised identities, diversity and intersectionality in sports coaching; and formalised racial equality interventions in sports coaching. Including case studies from across North America, Europe and Australasia, ‘Race’, Ethnicity and Racism in Sports Coaching is essential reading for students, academics and practitioners with a critical interest in the sociology of sport, sport coaching, sport management, sport development, and ‘race’ and ethnicity studies. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 4 Title Page 6 Copyright Page 7 Table of Contents 8 List of contributors 11 Acknowledgements 15 Introduction 16 PART I: Representation and racialised barriers in sports coaching 30 1. The under-representation of racial minorities in coaching and leadership positions in the United States 32 2. ‘Fit for doing but not fit for organising’: Racisms, stereotypes and networks in coaching in professional football in Europe 51 3. Is there a glass ceiling or can racial and ethnic barriers be overcome?: a study on leadership positions in professional Belgian football among African coaches 72 4. Race, ethnicity, whiteness and mediated stereotypes in football coaching: the Dutch context 88 5. British Asian football coaches: exploring the barriers and advocating action in English football 107 PART II: Racialised identities, diversity and intersectionality insports coaching 124 6. Finding the ‘natural’: talent identification and racialisation in sports coaching and selection practices in Australia 126 7. From freedom to oppression?: a Freirean perspective on coaching and indigenous players’ journeys to the NRL and AFL 141 8. Black women, intersectionality and sport coaching 157 9. Beyond the Xs and Os: the representation of black college coaches 172 10. Transnational coaches: a critical exploration of intersections of race/ethnicity and gender 189 PART III: Formalised racial equality interventions in sports coaching 206 11. When the law won’t work: the US National Football League’s extra-judicial approach to addressing employment discrimination in coaching 208 12. The EFL voluntary code of recruitment: using reflexive regulation to increase the racial diversity of professional football coaching in England 225 13. Game changer or empty promise?: the EFL mandatory code of coach recruitment in men’s professional football youth academies in England 240 PART IV: Conclusions 262 14. Priorities for researching ‘race’, ethnicity and racism in sports coaching and recommendations for future practice 264 Index 283 1 The under-representation of racial minorities in coaching and leadership positions in the United States; 2 ‘Fit for doing but not fit for organising’; 3 Is there a glass ceiling or can racial and ethnic barriers be overcome?; "4 Race,ethnicity,whiteness and mediated stereotypes in football coaching"; 5 British Asian football coaches; 6 Finding the ‘natural’; 7 From freedom to oppression?; "8 Black women,intersectionality and sport coaching"; 9 Beyond the Xs and Os; 10 Transnational coaches; 11 When the law won’t work; 12 The EFL voluntary code of recruitment; 13 Game changer or empty promise?; "14 Priorities for researching ‘race’,ethnicity and racism in sports coaching and recommendations for future practice" 1 The under-representation of racial minorities in coaching and leadership positions in the United States,2 ‘Fit for doing but not fit for organising’,3 Is there a glass ceiling or can racial and ethnic barriers be overcome?,4 Race, ethnicity, whiteness and mediated stereotypes in football coaching,5 British Asian football coaches,6 Finding the ‘natural’,7 From freedom to oppression?,8 Black women, intersectionality and sport coaching,9 Beyond the Xs and Os,10 Transnational coaches,11 When the law won’t work,12 The EFL voluntary code of recruitment,13 Game changer or empty promise?,14 Priorities for researching ‘race’, ethnicity and racism in sports coaching and recommendations for future practice In recent years there has been a steady increase in the racial and ethnic diversity of the playing workforce in many sports around the world. However, there has been a minimal throughput of racial and ethnic minorities into coaching and leadership positions. This book brings together leading researchers from around the world to examine key questions around ‘race', ethnicity and racism in sports coaching.The book focuses specifically on the ways in which ‘race', ethnicity and racism operate, and how they are experienced and addressed (or not) within the socio-cultural sphere of sports coaching. Theoretically informed and empirically grounded, it examines macro- (societal), meso- (organisational), and micro- (individual) level barriers to racial and ethnic diversity as well as the positive action initiatives designed to help overcome them. Featuring multi-disciplinary perspectives, the book is arranged into three thematic sections, addressing the central topics of representation and racialised barriers in sports coaching; racialised identities, diversity and intersectionality in sports coaching; and formalised racial equality interventions in sports coaching.Including case studies from across North America, Europe and Australasia, ‘Race', Ethnicity and Racism in Sports Coaching is essential reading for students, academics and practitioners with a critical interest in the sociology of sport, sport coaching, sport management, sport development, and ‘race'and ethnicity studies.Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. "In recent years there has been a steady increase in the racial and ethnic diversity of the playing workforce in many sports around the world. However, there has been a minimal throughput of racial and ethnic minorities into coaching and leadership positions. This book brings together leading researchers from around the world to examine key questions around 'race', ethnicity and racism in sports coaching. The book focuses specifically on the ways in which 'race', ethnicity and racism operate, and how they are experienced and addressed (or not) within the socio-cultural sphere of sports coaching. Theoretically informed and empirically grounded, it examines macro (societal), meso (organizational), and micro (individual) level barriers to racial and ethnic diversity as well as the positive action initiatives designed to help overcome them. Featuring multi-disciplinary perspectives, the book is arranged into three thematic sections, addressing the central topics of representation and racialised barriers in sports coaching; racialised identities, diversity and intersectionality in sports coaching; and formalised racial equality interventions in sports coaching. Including case studies from across North America, Europe and Australasia, 'Race', Ethnicity and Racism in Sports Coaching is essential reading for students, academics and practitioners with a critical interest in the sociology of sport, sport coaching, sport management, sport development, and 'race' and ethnicity studies"-- Provided by publisher