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Off-Colour Landscape: Framing Race Equality in Sport Coaching

Rankin-Wright, Alexandra J.; Hylton, Kevin; Norman, Leanne

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Alexandra J. Rankin-Wright

Kevin Hylton

Leanne Norman



Abstract

The article examines how UK sport organizations have framed race equality and diversity, in sport coaching. Semistructured interviews were used to gain insight into organizational perspectives toward ‘race’, ethnicity, racial equality, and whiteness. Using Critical Race Theory and Black feminism, color-blind practices were found to reinforce a denial that ‘race’ is a salient factor underpinning inequalities in coaching. The dominant practices employed by key stakeholders are discussed under three themes: equating diversity as inclusion; fore fronting meritocracy and individual agency; and framing whiteness. We argue that these practices sustain the institutional racialised processes and formations that serve to normalize and privilege whiteness. We conclude that for Black and minoritised ethnic coaches to become key actors in sport coaching in the UK ‘race’ and racial equality need to be centered in research, policy and practice.

Citation

Rankin-Wright, A. J., Hylton, K., & Norman, L. (2016). Off-Colour Landscape: Framing Race Equality in Sport Coaching. Sociology of Sport Journal, 33(4), 357-368. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2015-0174

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 8, 2016
Online Publication Date May 31, 2016
Publication Date Dec 1, 2016
Deposit Date Aug 24, 2018
Publicly Available Date Aug 24, 2018
Journal Sociology of Sport Journal
Print ISSN 0741-1235
Electronic ISSN 1543-2785
Publisher Human Kinetics
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 33
Issue 4
Pages 357-368
DOI https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2015-0174
Related Public URLs http://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/2432/

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