Football friends: adolescent boys’ friendships inside an English professional football (soccer) academy
Authors: Adams, A. and Carr, S.
Journal: Soccer and Society
Volume: 20
Issue: 3
Pages: 471-493
eISSN: 1743-9590
ISSN: 1466-0970
DOI: 10.1080/14660970.2017.1331164
Abstract:This qualitative research draws on data from semi-structured, in-depth interviews to examine the friendships of 12 adolescent (14- and 15-year-old) boys within a professional football club Academy: a setting marked by competition for places. Findings highlight how boys fail to develop ‘deep’ friendships with other boys inside the club; their peer-relationships, even when described as ‘friendships’, are devoid of trust and emotional intimacy. Instead, ‘being mates’ is experienced within parameters of instrumentalism and individualism leading to superficial and inauthentic friendships. There is some indication that boys developed closer friendships with boys outside of the Academy, suggesting that competition is implicated negatively in friendship-building and hinders the capabilities of these boys to develop close friendships with teammates. Concluding this paper, we acknowledge limitations of our data, discuss implications and challenges for football academies, and highlight directions for future research.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29234/
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Football friends: adolescent boys' friendships inside an English professional football (soccer) academy
Authors: Adams, A. and Carr, S.
Journal: SOCCER & SOCIETY
Volume: 20
Issue: 3
Pages: 471-493
eISSN: 1743-9590
ISSN: 1466-0970
DOI: 10.1080/14660970.2017.1331164
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29234/
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Football friends: adolescent boys’ friendships inside an English professional football (soccer) academy
Authors: Adams, A. and Carr, S.
Journal: Soccer and society
Volume: 20
Issue: 3
Pages: 471-493
Publisher: Frank Cass Publishers
ISSN: 1466-0970
DOI: 10.1080/14660970.2017.1331164
Abstract:This qualitative research draws on data from semi-structured, in-depth interviews to examine the friendships of twelve adolescent (14 and 15-year-old) boys within a professional football club Academy: a setting marked by competition for places. Findings highlight how boys fail to develop ‘deep’ friendships with other boys inside the club; their peer-relationships, even when described as ‘friendships,’ are devoid of trust and emotional intimacy. Instead, ‘being mates’ is experienced within parameters of instrumentalism and individualism leading to superficial and inauthentic friendships. There is some indication that boys developed closer friendships with boys outside of the Academy, suggesting that competition is implicated negatively in friendship-building and hinders the capabilities of these boys to develop close friendships with teammates. Concluding this paper, we acknowledge limitations of our data, discuss implications and challenges for football academies, and highlight directions for future research.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29234/
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Football friends: adolescent boys’ friendships inside an English professional football (soccer) academy.
Authors: Adams, A. and Carr, S.
Journal: Soccer and Society
Volume: 20
Issue: 3
Pages: 471-493
ISSN: 1466-0970
Abstract:This qualitative research draws on data from semi-structured, in-depth interviews to examine the friendships of twelve adolescent (14 and 15-year-old) boys within a professional football club Academy: a setting marked by competition for places. Findings highlight how boys fail to develop ‘deep’ friendships with other boys inside the club; their peer-relationships, even when described as ‘friendships,’ are devoid of trust and emotional intimacy. Instead, ‘being mates’ is experienced within parameters of instrumentalism and individualism leading to superficial and inauthentic friendships. There is some indication that boys developed closer friendships with boys outside of the Academy, suggesting that competition is implicated negatively in friendship-building and hinders the capabilities of these boys to develop close friendships with teammates. Concluding this paper, we acknowledge limitations of our data, discuss implications and challenges for football academies, and highlight directions for future research.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29234/
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