Purpose Women's football has received increasing attention in the academic literature,
partly due to its growing popularity worldwide. However, women's football research remains …

Background The education and training of coaches is considered central to maintaining and
improving the quality of coaching. Formal coach education is accessed by thousands of …

Every successful sports coach knows that good teaching and social practices are just as
important as expertise in sports skills and tactics. Now in a fully revised and updated fourth …

While football remains mostly a sport associated with men and national identity, it has also
become a popular sport for women and girls in Western countries. Despite this success …

Historically, men have dominated the English football workplace; as a result, the number of
women in coaching positions has been limited. The aim of the present study was to explore …

One of the most important sources of knowledge coaches draw on to inform their practice is
their experience of being coached themselves. These experiences are gendered. To date …

High-performance (HP) coaching is a demanding profession. The proportion of woman HP
coaches is reported to be in the range of 8.4–20%. Mental health concerns in elite sports …

The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate perceptions of sport and exercise
career opportunities and barriers among females at different career stages. Focus groups …

Women are underrepresented in coaching positions, both at the assistant and head coach
levels. The purpose of this study was to examine one reason for this occurrence: gender …

In this article we present a critical reading of female coach-learners' experiences of the
Union of European Football Association's Advanced Licence (UEFA A), which at the time of …