“PUPPETS” IN WOMEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS: THE COACH-GYMNAST RELATIONSHIP FROM PIERRE BOURDIEU’S LENS

• Published in: Science of gymnastics journal Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 367 - 380
• Main Authors: Costa, Vítor Ricci, Marques, Renato Francisco Rodrigues, Oliveira, Mauricio dos Santos, Nunomura, Myrian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ljubljana University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport 01.10.2020; University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
• Subjects: Behavior; Bourdieu, Pierre (1930-2002); Constructivism; Dialectics; Gymnastics; Habitus; Institutionalization; Pierre Bourdieu; Social structure; Sociology; sociology of sport; Structuralism; theory of fields; Women; women’s artistic gymnastics

In Women's Artistic Gymnastics (WAG), athletes can be coach dependent, becoming submissive and this scenario may reflect subordination, harassment and abuse. This is worrying, because gymnasts are usually children. However, we  argue that coach conduct depends on complex interactions. Thus, we...