Exploring Canadian Elite Female Youth Hockey Teams' Shared Leadership Through Coach and Athlete Leaders' Experiences

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dc.contributor.advisorFraser-Thomas, Jessica L.
dc.contributor.authorChurch, Daniel David
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-08T14:33:34Z
dc.date.available2023-12-08T14:33:34Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-08
dc.date.updated2023-12-08T14:33:34Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractEffective coach and athlete leadership is fundamental to optimal sport performance (Cotterill & Fransen, 2016). Guided by emerging frameworks (e.g., Fransen et al., 2014, 2017), this study explored shared coach and athlete leadership within Canadian elite youth female hockey teams. Fifteen coach and athlete-leader dyads (i.e., N=30) were purposefully sampled from youth female high-performance leagues (i.e., U18 AAA) for representation across Canada. Participants engaged (individually) in semi-structured interviews focused on their sport experiences, leadership approaches (e.g., implicit/explicit), and team outcomes (e.g., performance, positive youth development). Results emerged through four interconnected themes: (a) establishing a shared structure: collective collaboration (b) building a shared philosophy: ‘we before me’, (c) developing a shared foundation: caring and supporting, and (d) attaining shared goals: (re-) defining success. Findings advance understanding of shared coach and athlete leadership, offer practical implications to enhance leadership development, and provide insights for fostering healthy shared leadership models.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41675
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectKinesiology
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subject.keywordsLeadership
dc.subject.keywordsShared leadership
dc.subject.keywordsTeam leadership
dc.subject.keywordsCoaching
dc.subject.keywordsSports psychology
dc.subject.keywordsIce hockey
dc.subject.keywordsFemale ice hockey
dc.subject.keywordsSports
dc.subject.keywordsPerformance
dc.subject.keywordsHigh-performance
dc.subject.keywordsCaptains
dc.subject.keywordsPositive youth development through sport
dc.subject.keywordsTeam dynamics
dc.subject.keywordsTeam cohesion
dc.subject.keywordsTeam culture
dc.subject.keywordsLeadership development
dc.subject.keywordsAthlete leadership
dc.titleExploring Canadian Elite Female Youth Hockey Teams' Shared Leadership Through Coach and Athlete Leaders' Experiences
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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