Coaches' Perceptions of a High Performance Sport Model in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Banwell, Jenessa; Kerr, Gretchen
• Is Part Of: Journal for the study of sports & athletes in education. Volume 10:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 15
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: high performance sport -- Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) -- coach; Athletes -- Education (Higher) -- Periodicals; College sports -- United States -- Periodicals; College athletes -- Education -- Periodicals; Sports -- Periodicals; 796.04305
• DOI: 10.1080/19357397.2016.1160692
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1935-7397

Abstract

Abstract : The landscape of sport with Canadian universities is shifting rapidly to reflect an emphasis on high performance models and a concomitant prioritization of performance outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore coaches' perspectives of the meaning and implications of high performance sport models in Canadian universities. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with male ( n = 4) and female ( n = 4) head coaches of Canadian Interuniversity sport (CIS) teams. Data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed inductively. These CIS coaches perceived that a high performance sport model is associated with a greater emphasis on winning, which in turn, has implications for job security for coaches, and the personal development of student-athletes. These findings are interpreted to suggest that an "NCAA creep" is occurring in Canadian universities. Recommendations are made for embedding interuniversity sport programs within the educational mission of universities.