'Last Goal Wins': Re/Engaging Women of a 'Forgotten' Age through Football?

Autor/inn/en	Stride, Annette; Drury, Scarlett; Fitzgerald, Hayley
Titel	'Last Goal Wins': Re/Engaging Women of a 'Forgotten' Age through Football?
Quelle	In: Sport, Education and Society, 24 (2019) 7, S.770-783 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Stride, Annette) ORCID (Drury, Scarlett) ORCID (Fitzgerald, Hayley)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-3322
DOI	10.1080/13573322.2018.1428548
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Females; Physical Activities; Adults; Athletics; Life Style; Experience; Participation; Motivation; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; Leichtathletik; Lebensstil; Erfahrung; Teilnahme; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch)
Abstract	This paper explores the physical activity experiences of a group of women based in England, and who are over the age of 30. This particular age group represent a 'forgotten' age, that is, they are largely ignored in academic scholarship, policy and physical activity provision. The paper explores how this group of women 're/engaged' in physical activity after a sustained period of inactivity. The study is situated in a weekly football initiative (Monday Night Footy) based in the north of England, managed and organised by a group of women for women to train and play five-a-side football. Data were generated through semi-structured interviews and the use of photo-biographical boards with 11 women, all of whom are regular participants to the football sessions. We use a middle ground feminist lens and Archer's notion of 'fr/agility' to help make sense of the women's experiences. From these women's stories three key findings emerge: (a) Biographies of (in)activity -- the ways in which relationships with physical activity can be characterised by fractures and fissures despite seemingly positive early physical activity experiences; (b) Pathways of re/engagement -- the motives and enablers to these women once again participating in physical activity after a sustained absence; and (c) Monday Night Footy as a space for re/engagement -- the ways in which this context contributes to these women's continued involvement in football and broader physical activity. The paper concludes by offering policy makers and physical activity providers with some recommendations alongside considerations for future research. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01