Realising the Olympic dream – bring on the alchemists

Sarah Lee; Tony Ghaye; Martin Dixon; Beth Tweddle

doi:10.1080/14623943.2012.674771

Realising the Olympic dream – bring on the alchemists

Sarah Lee, Tony Ghaye, Martin Dixon, Beth Tweddle

Department of Sport

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This paper is in three parts. First we set out some of the dreams of some London 2012 Olympic medal hopefuls. We call it, 'Daring to dream'. Second, we discuss some of the important factors that can help or hinder the realization of Olympic dreams. Finally we focus exclusively on coaches of elite athletes and use the metaphor of the 'coach-as-alchemist' to describe and explain some of the major themes, concepts and ideas we have learned in constructing this Special (Para)Olympic Issue of Reflective Practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	327-338
Number of pages	12
Journal	Reflective Practice
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2012.674771
Publication status	Published - Jun 2012

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