University of Tasmania
Browse

File(s) under permanent embargo

Chapter Seven - The Impact of Selection and Deselection on Athlete Wellbeing: Australian Women’s Cycling

Version 2 2024-09-18, 23:44
Version 1 2023-05-22, 19:29
chapter
posted on 2024-09-18, 23:44 authored by Jennifer McMahonJennifer McMahon, K McGannon, C Zehntner
This chapter contributes to sport, sociology and athlete wellbeing literature by outlining issues associated with selection, non-selection and deselection of athletes in the sport of Australian Women’s cycling. In particular, this chapter delves into the tortuous and unpredictable nature that is associated with selection in the Australian Women’s cycling team (e.g. a survival of the fittest and elimination approach is adopted). A humanisation framework is used as a lens to critically reflect and analyse practices relating to selection, deselection and non-selection in this high-performance sporting context. The humanisation framework has been previously used in high-performance sport research to critically reflect on practices, policies and procedures that athletes are subjected to and the subsequent impact of these practices. This chapter provides insight into the dehumanising and often unpredictable nature of selection and the impact on athlete welfare. It offers suggestions in regard to how athletes could be better supported by coaches and national sporting bodies not only during the selection process but also after, whatever the outcome may be.

History

Publication title

Developing and Supporting Athlete Wellbeing Person First, Athlete Second

Editors

Natalie Campbell, Abbe Brady, Alison Tincknell-Smith

Pagination

92-106

ISBN

9780367254629

Department/School

Education

Publisher

Routledge

Publication status

  • Published

Place of publication

United Kingdom

Extent

18

Rights statement

Copyright 2022 Routledge

Socio-economic Objectives

130699 Sport, exercise and recreation not elsewhere classified