Le grand frère : coaching, adolescence et lien de confiance
The main objective of this research is to explore the role of the trust bond in the relationship between coaches and players in a men's soccer team at a Quebec high school. Our theoretical framework comes from the constructivist paradigm, the theories retained are symbolic interactionism and ethnomethodology. Data collection was done through a participant observation phase followed by 9 semi-structured interviews. The grounded theory was used to analyze the interviews. This research indicates that the trust bond is established between two actors through a construction process. The analysis allows us to identify 7 roles the coach plays with his players that allow him to establish a relationship of trust with them : the model, the initiator, the coach, the friend, the protector, the helper and the source of love. As a big brother, the coach guides his players through the hassle of life in both sportive and extra sportive elements. Using the trust bond, the coach appears as an individual able to intervene with these young men who form a so-called "difficult" population to reach by the social services.
Intervention Sport Recherche qualitative Trust bond Trust relationship Trust Therapeutic alliance Intervention Social worker Sport Coach Young men Qualitative research