Expatriate Coaching, Olympism and the Olympic Games

The practice of hiring foreign coaches to lead national teams has been on the rise and is especially visible at the Olympic Games. It has been criticised in both the receiving and the lending countries as a breach of patriotic duty. In a recent publication I defended expatriate coaching as a morally...

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Published inSport, ethics and philosophy Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 289 - 304
Main Author Torres, Cesar R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cardiff Routledge 01.05.2012
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Coaches & managers
Expatriate coaching
Hiring
moderate patriotism
Noncitizens
Olympic Games
Olympism
Patriotism
Philosophy
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Summary:The practice of hiring foreign coaches to lead national teams has been on the rise and is especially visible at the Olympic Games. It has been criticised in both the receiving and the lending countries as a breach of patriotic duty. In a recent publication I defended expatriate coaching as a morally unobjectionable practice with many beneficial effects. In this article, I extend my defence of expatriate coaching into the realm of the Olympic Games. I argue that when articulated from the perspective of moderate patriotism this practice is not only compatible with Olympism, the philosophical vision that underpins the Olympic movement, but also that it enacts and advances the tenets of this vision. In the process, I provide a coherent explanation for the Olympic authorities' lack of an official stance on expatriate coaching and reflect on their disparate stand on the nationality of coaches and athletes.
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ISSN:1751-1321
1751-133X
DOI:10.1080/17511321.2012.667827