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Scaffolding athlete learning in preparation for competition: what matters
journal contribution
posted on 2022-01-06, 12:37 authored by Gethin Thomas, Jake Bailey, Irina EngenessThe purpose of this study is to advance the notion of scaffolding in coaching as a socio-pedagogic activity through exploring the “doing” of coaching during a competition preparation period. Using the method of critical companionship, the analysis draws on a storied representation of a coach’s practice. Findings conceptualise scaffolding as a transformative process of continuous building and enacting of both coach and athlete’s agentic capabilities to enhance learning. Within this framework, the coach had to understand the athlete and read the cultural context for scaffolding to occur within an appropriately constructed zone of proximal development (ZPD). This involved building a ZPD and scaffolding that developed athlete agency as a learner while maintaining respect and security, leading to the enhancement of the coach’s pedagogical and social agency. These findings advance the notion of scaffolding through merging the pedagogical and social, providing a framework for coach and athlete’s agentic learning and development.
History
Published in
Sports Coaching ReviewPublisher
Taylor & FrancisAcceptance Date
2021-10-07Publication Date
2021-10-29Version
- VoR (Version of Record)
Citation
Gethin Llewellyn Thomas, Jake Bailey & Irina Engeness (2021) 'Scaffolding athlete learning in preparation for competition: what matters', Sports Coaching Review, DOI: 10.1080/21640629.2021.1991713Print ISSN
2164-0629Electronic ISSN
2164-0637Cardiff Met Affiliation
- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences
Cardiff Met Authors
Gethin Thomas Jake BaileyCardiff Met Research Centre/Group
- Sport Coaching
Copyright Holder
- © The Authors
Language
- en