Is hockey just a game? Contesting meanings of the ice hockey life projects through a career-threatening injury
This study is situated within an existential-narrative theoretical framework to examine the impact of career-threatening injury on professional ice hockey players` well-being and career construction. Professional ice hockey culture is construed as a privileged space characterised by hegemonic masculinity, fierce competition as well as high-risk behaviours often resulting in sports injuries. In this paper, we analyse two players` life stories with a particular focus on injury as a boundary situation involving social and temporal breakdown and re-evaluation of meaning of sporting life projects. Emergent narratives surrounding existential themes of loss of meaning and loneliness in the face of injury were analysed in connection with players` search for authenticity and realignment with self-concept. Each player developed resistant narratives to the dominant ethos of professional sport in order to restore well-being and sense of self. The relational aspects of injury are highlighted in practical recommendations.
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Aiheet: | jääkiekko vamma suhde urheilupsykologia urheilusosiologia |
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Aihealueet: | yhteiskuntatieteet urheilukilpailut |
Tagging: | Karriereende Karriereverlauf |
DOI: | 10.1080/02640414.2016.1201211 |
Julkaisussa: | Journal of Sports Sciences |
Julkaistu: |
2017
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Vuosikerta: | 35 |
Numero: | 10 |
Sivuja: | 923-928 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |