Navigating Cultural Landscapes: A Coach’s Diary Approach
Ewe, Ellen (2024)
2024
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This diary-based thesis focuses on the author’s journey as they navigate through the world of cross-culture coaching in Slovakia.
This thesis follows a year of coaching under a work placement contract set by Haaga-Helia in the Degree Program of Sports Coaching and Management. The author is going into their second year of coaching in competitive artistic gymnastics in Slovakia and is documenting the process through a diary-based thesis.
This thesis is based around three developmental themes that are the basis to the author’s personal and professional growth. The themes are cultural understanding and adaptation, adapting training approaches to cultural norms and building strong communication channels.
The objectives of these themes will be covered throughout this thesis, and they will ultimately benefit the author in their road to professional growth.
This thesis developmental journey will be covered in an 8-week observation period, during which the author will cover various themes required towards professional growth.
The observation period started on the second week of October and ended on the final week of November 2024, allowing ample time for progress to be recorded. At the end of each week, a weekly analysis was conducted in order for the author to reflect on that time period and to discuss the themes mentioned.
Towards the end of this process, the author placed focus on the main topic of this thesis; cross-culture coaching.
Throughout each theme, the author reflected on their behavior throughout the week insofar as how they related to each topic and discussed courses of action for development.
The findings from this paper are ultimately for the benefit of this author as they continue their journey as a coach following this season in Slovakia. Understanding the dynamics and discrepancies between cultures will guide the author in assimilating to this new coaching culture.
The author will tackle common themes in coaching such as coaching cues, providing appropriate feedback and mental health in sports, all the while relating these themes to cross-culture coaching.
The author was able to deeply understand the importance of each topic, which ultimately led to their personal and professional growth at the end of this process.
This thesis follows a year of coaching under a work placement contract set by Haaga-Helia in the Degree Program of Sports Coaching and Management. The author is going into their second year of coaching in competitive artistic gymnastics in Slovakia and is documenting the process through a diary-based thesis.
This thesis is based around three developmental themes that are the basis to the author’s personal and professional growth. The themes are cultural understanding and adaptation, adapting training approaches to cultural norms and building strong communication channels.
The objectives of these themes will be covered throughout this thesis, and they will ultimately benefit the author in their road to professional growth.
This thesis developmental journey will be covered in an 8-week observation period, during which the author will cover various themes required towards professional growth.
The observation period started on the second week of October and ended on the final week of November 2024, allowing ample time for progress to be recorded. At the end of each week, a weekly analysis was conducted in order for the author to reflect on that time period and to discuss the themes mentioned.
Towards the end of this process, the author placed focus on the main topic of this thesis; cross-culture coaching.
Throughout each theme, the author reflected on their behavior throughout the week insofar as how they related to each topic and discussed courses of action for development.
The findings from this paper are ultimately for the benefit of this author as they continue their journey as a coach following this season in Slovakia. Understanding the dynamics and discrepancies between cultures will guide the author in assimilating to this new coaching culture.
The author will tackle common themes in coaching such as coaching cues, providing appropriate feedback and mental health in sports, all the while relating these themes to cross-culture coaching.
The author was able to deeply understand the importance of each topic, which ultimately led to their personal and professional growth at the end of this process.