Critical Essays in Applied Sport Psychology

320 Pages·2011·6.202 MB·English

by  David Gilbourne, Mark Andersen

Critical Essays
in Applied Sport
Psychology
David Gilbourne, PhD
Editor
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Mark B. Andersen, PhD
Editor
Victoria University, Australia
Human Kinetics
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Gilbourne, David.
Critical essays in applied sport psychology / David Gilbourne, Mark
Andersen.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Sports--Psychological aspects. I. Andersen, Mark B., 1951- II. Title.
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Contents
Contributors ix  ❙  Preface xi  ❙  Introduction xiii
Introduction: David Gilbourne  xiii  ❙  Introduction: Mark Andersen  xvii
Our Motivations  xix  ❙  The Abuse of Language  xxi
Closing Thoughts  xxiii  ❙  References xxiv
Part I Methodologies and Inquiries
in Research and Practice 1
Essay 1: A Narrative Perspective: Identity, Well-Being,
and Trauma in Professional Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Kitrina Douglas
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
David Carless
Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Introduction  3  ❙  The Potential of Narrative Inquiry  6  ❙  Identify-
ing Sport Narratives  8  ❙  Silencing Alternative Narrative Types in 
Sport  10  ❙  Consequences of the Performance Narrative  15  ❙  Con-
clusion  17  ❙  Ideas for Reflection and Debate  19  ❙ References  19
Essay 2: Representing Applied Research Experiences Through
Performance: Extending Beyond Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
David Llewellyn
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
David Gilbourne
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Carmel Triggs
University of Chester, United Kingdom
Introduction  24  ❙  Ethnodrama and Theater  24  ❙  Sport-Based 
Ethnodrama Examples  29  ❙ Conclusion  36  ❙  Ideas for Reflection 
and Debate  37 ❙ References  37
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Essay 3: In Praise of Quantitative Methods: How Numbers
Can Change Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Harriet D. Speed
Victoria University, Australia
Mark B. Andersen
Victoria University, Australia
Introduction  40 ❙ Background: The Sport  43 ❙ The Research  45 ❙ 
The Research Outcomes  46 ❙ Interpreting the Numbers  52 ❙ Recom-
mendations  53 ❙ Response to the Research Outcomes and Recommenda-
tions  54  ❙  Conclusion  56 ❙ Ideas for Reflection and Debate  56 ❙ 
References  57
Essay 4: Critical Reflections on Doing Reflective Practice and
Writing Reflective Texts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Zoe Knowles
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
David Gilbourne
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Ailsa Niven
Herriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
Introduction  59 ❙ Current Reflective Practice Studies  62 ❙ Expanding 
the Boundaries of Reflective Writing  65 ❙ Conclusion  68 ❙ Ideas for 
Reflection and Debate  69 ❙ References  69
Essay 5: Representing Multilayered Lives: Embracing Context
Through the Storied Self . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
David Gilbourne
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
David Llewellyn
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
Introduction  73 ❙ The Emergence of New Epistemologies  75  ❙ 
A Fracture in Convention  77 ❙ Autoethnography: A New Form of Writ-
ing  78 ❙ Autoethnographic Illustrations: Personal Selections  80  ❙
Conclusion  84 ❙ Ideas for Reflection and Debate  84 ❙ Refer-
ences  85
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Essay 6: The Practitioner and Client as Storytellers: Metaphors
and Folktales in Applied Sport Psychology Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Mark B. Andersen
Victoria University, Australia
Harriet D. Speed
Victoria University, Australia
Introduction  88 ❙ The Power of Metaphors and Folktales  88 ❙ The 
Wise Fool: Mullah Nasruddin  91 ❙ Metaphors in Popular Media  93 ❙ 
An Attachment Metaphor: Two Monks, a River, and a Lady  96 ❙ A Story 
of Attachment: Hungry Ghosts  96 ❙ A Story of Self-Protection: Hermit 
Crabs  97 ❙ Hearing and Listening to Others and Ourselves  99 ❙ A 
Final Metaphor  101 ❙ Conclusion  102 ❙ Ideas for Reflection and 
Debate  102 ❙ References  103
Part II Issues in Professional Delivery 105
Essay 7: Collaborative Practice: Multidisciplinary Support
Alongside Multiagency Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Dearbhla McCullough
Roehampton University, United Kingdom
Michael Korzinski
Private practice, United Kingdom
Introduction  107 ❙ K’s History  109 ❙ Psychotherapy Support: 
Michael Korzinski  112 ❙ Sport Psychology Support: Dearbhla 
McCullough  120 ❙ Conclusion  124 ❙ Ideas for Reflection and 
Debate  125 ❙ References  126
Essay 8: Playful Deviance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
William B. Strean
University of Alberta, Canada
DJ Williams
Idaho State University, United States
Introduction  129 ❙ Playful Research Deviance  130 ❙ What BDSM Can 
Teach Us About Sport Psychology  132 ❙ Applied Practice  136 ❙ 
Lessons Learned from Social Work, Forensics, and Playing With Bad 
Guys  137 ❙ Labeling and Other Insanity From Dr. Deviant  139 ❙ Con-
clusion  140 ❙ Ideas for Reflection and Debate  140 ❙ References  141 ❙
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Essay 9: Sport Psychology Services Are Multicultural Encounters:
Differences as Strengths in Therapeutic Relationships . . . . . . . . . 145
Stephanie J. Hanrahan
University of Queensland, Australia
Introduction  145 ❙ Cultural Awareness: Self and Other  146 ❙ 
Relationships: Multicultural at the Micro-Level  150 ❙ Developing 
Cultural Awareness  151 ❙ Adapting Behaviors to Suit the Cultural 
Context  154 ❙ Conclusion  155 ❙ Ideas for Reflection and 
Debate  155 ❙ References  156
Essay 10: Problems in Reflective Practice: Self-Bootstrapping
Versus Therapeutic Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Jack C. Watson
West Virginia University, United States
John R. Lubker
West Texas A&M University, United States
Judy Van Raalte
Springfield College, United States
Introduction  158 ❙ Self-Reflection  158 ❙ Supervision  161 ❙ Self-
Reflection vs. Supervision  165 ❙ Future of Supervision  167 ❙ Con-
clusion  169 ❙ Ideas for Reflection and Debate  169 ❙ References  170
Essay 11: If You Meet the Buddha on the Football Field,
Tackle Him! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Mark B. Andersen
Victoria University, Australia
Joe Mannion
Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Introduction  174 ❙ Buddhism’s Role in Sport Psychology  175 ❙ Two 
Tales From Our Practice  185 ❙  Conclusion  188 ❙ Ideas for Reflection 
and Debate  189 ❙ References  190
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Essay 12: Taming the Wild West: Training and Supervision
in Applied Sport Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
David Tod
Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
David Lavallee
Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
Introduction  194 ❙ The Current State of Applied Sport Psychology 
Practice  196 ❙ Overemphasis on the PST Approach  198 ❙ 
Underemphasis on Process-Oriented Issues  200 ❙ Supervision 
During Training  203 ❙ Supervision After Training  205 ❙ Discon-
nected Staff  206 ❙ Conclusion  209 ❙ Ideas for Reflection and 
Debate  210 ❙ References  210
Essay 13: Epiphanies and Learning: A Rejection of
Performance-Based Myopia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
David Gilbourne
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
David Priestley
Private practice, London, United Kingdom
Introduction  217 ❙ Qualitative Methodology and Applied Thinking: 
The Rationale for My Challenge  219 ❙ Some Storytelling  220 ❙ The 
Value of Stories  228 ❙ Conclusion  228 ❙ Ideas for Reflection and 
Debate  230 ❙ References  230
Part III Issues in Sport Psychology Practice 231
Essay 14: Making Your Way in the Game: Boundary
Situations in England’s Professional Football World . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Mark Nesti
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
Martin Littlewood
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
Introduction  233 ❙ The Football Environment  234 ❙ Transition and 
Identity  236 ❙ Existential Psychology  238 ❙ Existential Psychol-
ogy and Transition in Sport  239 ❙ A Narrative: Trusting Yourself in 
Critical Moments  241 ❙ Conclusion  246 ❙ Ideas for Reflection and 
Debate  246 ❙ References  247
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Essay 15: Safeguarding Child Athletes From Abuse in
Elite Sport Systems: The Role of the Sport Psychologist . . . . . . . . 251
Trisha Leahy
Hong Kong Sports Institute
Introduction  252 ❙ Issues of Safeguarding  252 ❙ The Biopsychoso-
cial Model  253 ❙ Sexual Abuse in Sport  255 ❙ Implications for Sport 
Psychology Practice  260 ❙ Conclusion  263 ❙ Ideas for Reflection and 
Debate  263 ❙ References  264
Essay 16: Negotiating Expectations in Football’s Complex
Social Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Robyn L. Jones
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Kieran Kingston
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Carly Stewart
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Introduction  268 ❙ Writing and Engaging With Creative Coaching 
Scenarios  268 ❙ A Personalized Story: The Social Rules of Coaching 
Practice  271 ❙ Dealing With the Complexity: An Applied Psychology 
Approach  277 ❙ Outlining a Framework: A Multitheoretical Per-
spective  278 ❙ Complexity Theory and Orchestration: Recognizing 
and Manipulating Context  282 ❙ Conclusion  285 ❙ Ideas for 
Reflection and Debate  285 ❙ References  286
Index 289
About the Editors 294
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Contributors
David Carless
Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Kitrina Douglas
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Stephanie J. Hanrahan
University of Queensland, Australia
Robyn L. Jones
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Kieran Kingston
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Zoe Knowles
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
Michael Korzinski
Private practice, United Kingdom
David Lavallee
Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
Trisha Leahy
Hong Kong Sports Institute
Martin Littlewood
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
David Llewellyn
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
John R. Lubker
West Texas A&M University, United States
Joe Mannion
Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Dearbhla McCullough
Roehampton University, United Kingdom
Mark Nesti
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
Ailsa Niven
Herriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
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x Contributors
David Priestley
Private practice, London, United Kingdom
Harriet D. Speed
Victoria University, Australia
Carly Stewart
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
William B. Strean
University of Alberta, Canada
David Tod
Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
Carmel Triggs
University of Chester, United Kingdom
Judy Van Raalte
Springfield College, United States
Jack C. Watson
West Virginia University, United States
DJ Williams
Idaho State University, United States
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