Discipline of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/kathryndane2.
Discipline of Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
J Sci Med Sport. 2023 Feb;26(2):149-155. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2023.01.002. Epub 2023 Jan 10.
Tackle coaching forms a cornerstone of training in rugby and is designed to enhance performance and mitigate tackle injury. The athlete voice can help key stakeholders understand the psychosocial determinants that shape skill development in relation to tackle coaching. We aimed to capture player experiences of tackle coaching in women's rugby union.
Qualitative study using the grounded theory approach.
Current women rugby union players, with at least 1-year senior level experience, were recruited from Europe, Africa and North America between December 2021 and March 2022 to participate in the study. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed in line with grounded theory coding procedures.
The 21 players were aged 20-48 years with a mean 10.6 years of rugby playing experience. Analysis revealed that the experiences of tackle coaching that shaped women's tackle skill development and sense of preparedness ranged from constraining to empowering, and gender was a pivotal influence in creating meaning. Participants expected and accepted the bare minimum in tackle coaching as the price that they had to pay for inclusion in rugby.
Participants' experiences of tackle coaching were entangled in inequitable club structures and cultures where men's rugby is the norm. Empowering tackle coaching in women's rugby union must be bespoke to the given context and the needs of women players. The recommendations offered in this paper encourage discussion as to how best to empower women's tackle development in rugby.
解决教练问题是橄榄球训练的基石，旨在提高表现并减少擒抱损伤。运动员的声音可以帮助主要利益相关者了解影响擒抱教练相关技能发展的社会心理决定因素。我们旨在了解女子橄榄球联盟中球员的擒抱教练体验。
使用扎根理论方法的定性研究。
本研究于 2021 年 12 月至 2022 年 3 月期间在欧洲、非洲和北美招募了至少有 1 年高级别经验的现任女子橄榄球联盟球员参与研究。通过半结构化访谈收集数据，并按照扎根理论编码程序进行分析。
21 名参与者年龄在 20-48 岁之间，平均有 10.6 年的橄榄球经验。分析显示，影响女性擒抱技能发展和准备感的擒抱教练经验从限制到赋权不等，性别是创造意义的关键影响因素。参与者期望并接受擒抱教练的最低要求，因为这是她们参与橄榄球运动必须付出的代价。
参与者的擒抱教练经验与以男子橄榄球为常态的不平等俱乐部结构和文化交织在一起。在女子橄榄球联盟中，赋权擒抱教练必须针对特定背景和女性球员的需求进行定制。本文提出的建议鼓励就如何最好地增强女子橄榄球中的擒抱发展进行讨论。
