Creative Nonfiction in Sport and Exercise Research

The book features chapters written by authors from different research backgrounds, who present the findings of a previously published 'classic' study rewritten in the form of a story. Reflective chapters focusing on the how-to and the challenges of this practice complete the work, to support scholars in developing their creative skills.

Francesca Cavallerio is a Senior Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Psychology in the School of Psychology and Sport Science at Anglia Ruskin University, UK.

Introduction Part 1: Learning the Craft of Creative Nonfiction 1. "Where Do I Start?": Getting to Grips with Creative Nonfiction 2. From Telling to Showing: An account of Developing a Creative Nonfiction Part 2: From Realist Tales to Creative Nonfiction 3. The Daily Grind: Being a Parent of a Competitive Junior Tennis Player 4. (Re)assembling 'Balance': A Creative Nonfiction of Athlete Mothers Negotiating Sport and Family 5. 'I'm Hurting but I'm Buzzing': The Lived Experience of 'Positive Pain' in Competitive Swimming 6. The Backstage of 'Seeing' Performance: Developing the 'Seen' and 'Unseen' of Coaching 7. Filtering and Finding a New Way: A Creative Nonfiction of Soccer Coaches' Professional Learning 8. The Emergence and Perpetuation of a Destructive Culture in a British Olympic Sport 9. Re-Building and Re-Discovering after Emotionally Abusive Experiences Part 3: Moving Beyond "just" Creative Nonfiction 10. Learning the Craft: Confessions on Writing Creative Nonfiction 11. Exploring Visual Storytelling as a Vehicle for Creative Nonfiction