Cavallerio_McDonald_2019.pdf (379.29 kB)
The experience of an international female rugby player
chapter
posted on 2023-08-30, 16:57 authored by Francesca Cavallerio, Katrina McDonaldThis chapter presents the case study of a Paola. Rugby is respected as one of the sports across the world where men and women play under the same rules. Paola mentions her best friends all being from rugby, so she clearly got involved into the social side of the game and started to create important emotional bonds, which increased the pleasure she was feeling every time she played. Paola's experience of transitioning from football to rugby, although happening later in her life, had a huge effect on her identity and personal development. Paola's cultural learning through rugby though seems to have the opposite effect, as her horizon of learning evolves to appreciate and take care of her body more than before. Paola's entrance into the rugby environment affects her horizon for action and horizon of learning, which had become stale in football but were re-energised by a new enthusiasm for learning the game of rugby.
History
Refereed
- Yes
Number of pages
200External DOI
Publisher
RoutledgePlace of publication
London, UKTitle of book
Athlete Learning in Elite Sport: A Cultural FrameworkISBN
9781315111025Editors
Natalie Barker-RuchtiFile version
- Accepted version
Language
- eng
Official URL
Legacy posted date
2020-02-18Legacy creation date
2020-02-18Legacy Faculty/School/Department
Faculty of Science & EngineeringUsage metrics
Categories
No categories selectedLicence
Exports
RefWorks
BibTeX
Ref. manager
Endnote
DataCite
NLM
DC