1st Edition

Developing and Supporting Athlete Wellbeing Person First, Athlete Second

304 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

304 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

304 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This pioneering book in elite athlete wellbeing brings together the narratives of athletes and wellbeing practitioners in high-performance sport with cutting-edge theorizing from world-leading academics to explore pertinent mental wellbeing matters that present for elite athletes both during and after their careers. The journey of the elite athlete is considered from entering the... Read more

1. Introducing Holistic Wellbeing Within the Athlete Journey

Abbe Brady

 

2. The Holistic Wellbeing of Elite Youth Performers: U MATTER

Tony Ghaye, Luke Allen and Neil Clark

 

3. The Role of Parents and Family in the Wellbeing of Athletes

Camilla J. Knight, Katie S. Uzzell and Catherine Shearer

 

4. Dual Careers and Athlete Wellbeing

Lindsay Woodford and Claire-Marie Roberts

 

5. The Role of Coach Leadership in Promoting Athlete Wellbeing and Performance

James Matthews and David Passmore

 

6. Supporting Athletes from Different Cultures and Nationalities: The Case of Women’s Football

Claire-Marie Roberts and Katie Rood          

 

7. The Impact of Selection and Deselection on Athlete Wellbeing: Australian Women’s Cycling

Jenny McMahon, Kerry R. McGannon and Chris Zehntner

 

8. Supporting the Wellbeing for Athletes of Faith

Charles H. Wilson, Jr., Christina M. Gipson and Natalie Campbell

 

9. The Ableism of Athlete Wellbeing Support: Additional Needs of the Paralympic Athlete

Natalie Campbell and Danielle Brown

 

10. The Implementation of an Integrated Psychological Support Programme for Injured Athletes: 'Stopping Athletes from Falling Off the Edge of the Cliff'

Misia Gervis

 

11. Developing Caring Cultures in Football: A Model for Practice and Change

Colm Hickey and Colum Cronin

 

12. Supporting an Athlete through Legal Action

Seema Patel, Samantha Rippington and Pam Boteler

 

13. Wellbeing and Whistleblowing: What Happens?

Pim Verschuuren and Silke Kassner

 

14. Supporting Athlete Careers and Retirement from the Vantage Point of Smaller National Governing Bodies

Niels B. Feddersen and Laurence Halstead

 

15. Athlete Welfare, Stakeholder Responsibility, and Ethics of Care in Elite Sport: An Examination of Para-sport Organisation Approaches in France

Geoffery Z. Kohe, Laura G. Purdy, and Arnaud Litou

 

16. Fighting a System Built to Exclude Queer(ing) Bodies: An Imperative for Athlete Wellbeing

Sheree Bekker and Katlego K. Kolanyane-Kesupile

 

17. The Role of Athletic Identity Foreclosure in the Development of Poor Athlete Mental Health

J. D. DeFreese and Jeni Shannon

 

18. Supporting Athlete Wellbeing During a Global Pandemic: The Case of COVID-19

Natalie Campbell and Josh Rudd

 

Postscript

David Lavallee

Biography

Natalie Campbell is a BPS-registered social psychologist and lifestyle management practitioner.  She is also a senior lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.

Abbe Brady is an HCPC-registered sport psychologist and head of the Department of Psychology and Pedagogical Sciences at St Mary’s University, UK.

Alison Tincknell-Smith is an International Athlete Commission Member and lecturer at the University of Bath, UK.