TY - JOUR
T1 - Sporting bodies, ageing, narrative mapping and young team athletes
T2 - an analysis of possible selves
AU - Phoenix, Cassandra
AU - Sparkes, Andrew C.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Drawing on life history data generated from interviews with young athletes at an English university, this paper explores the narrative maps provided to them by older team members and the ways in which these influence perceptions of self-ageing. Three possible selves associated with mid-life emerged from the analysis for detailed focus. These are the preferred self (Almost past it ), the feared self (Hanging on ) and the reluctant self (Stepping aside ). The implications of each of these selves for the ageing experience are considered. Finally, some suggestions are made as to how the narrative resources of young athletes might be expanded.
AB - Drawing on life history data generated from interviews with young athletes at an English university, this paper explores the narrative maps provided to them by older team members and the ways in which these influence perceptions of self-ageing. Three possible selves associated with mid-life emerged from the analysis for detailed focus. These are the preferred self (Almost past it ), the feared self (Hanging on ) and the reluctant self (Stepping aside ). The implications of each of these selves for the ageing experience are considered. Finally, some suggestions are made as to how the narrative resources of young athletes might be expanded.
KW - possible selves; ageing; narrative; athletes
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13573320601081468
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13573320601081468
U2 - 10.1080/13573320601081468
DO - 10.1080/13573320601081468
M3 - Article
SN - 1357-3322
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Sport, Education and Society
JF - Sport, Education and Society
IS - 1
ER -