"Question"- What makes a good question? My question is how coaching affects the family members of the coach. Often times the intimate family members of the coach are forgotten because the main focus is the children being coached. I don't disagree that the main focus is the children but the families of the coaches go through tons of stress and are rarely recognized. As a coach I want to explore the stresses that families and spouses go through to better prepare myself for that sort of lifesyle. I can imagine that with the long hours coaches put in it will put a major strain on personal relationships but I will assume that communication is the main atribute a coach and family must have.
The fieldwork that I will be doing is an interview with the spouse of a coach. My uncle was a coach in major college football for 30+ years and I will be interviewing my Aunt. She has been with him from just about the beggining so if anyone is familiar with that lifestyly she is. The things I really want to hear about is her perspective about being a coaches wife and what problems she encountered. I want to hear about what worked for her and what didn't. I want to know if there were times that she felt left out or unimportant. How did my uncle show her that she mattered and did he make her a priority?
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