Sports psychology in the English Premier League: ‘It feels precarious and is precarious’
Gilmore, SE; Wagstaff, C; Smith, J
Date: 21 August 2017
Journal
Work, Employment and Society
Publisher
SAGE Publications for British Sociological Association
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Abstract
This article gives a rare account of the working life of a sports psychologist in the
English Premier League (EPL), the elite division in English professional football. It
shows how members of emerging professions such as sports psychology are a new
precariat. Martin is more successful than many sports psychologists, but his ...
This article gives a rare account of the working life of a sports psychologist in the
English Premier League (EPL), the elite division in English professional football. It
shows how members of emerging professions such as sports psychology are a new
precariat. Martin is more successful than many sports psychologists, but his job
security is dependent on his continued ability to navigate managerial change: using
his skills as a psychologist in the defence of his own employment but simultaneously
keeping the (potentially sensitive) ‘psychology’ label of the work he does hidden until
circumstances are propitious.
Management
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
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