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Creative Bricks, Endless Possibilities: Using Lego® Serious Play® (LSP) to Manage Player Transition in Women’s Semi-Elite Association Football in England.

Shipway, R., Henderson, H., Nicholson, R. and Marmion, V., 2025. Creative Bricks, Endless Possibilities: Using Lego® Serious Play® (LSP) to Manage Player Transition in Women’s Semi-Elite Association Football in England. Leisure Sciences. (In Press)

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Abstract

This study uses the Lego® Serious Play® (LSP) methodology to explore the lived experiences and inequalities facing women’s participation in semi-elite association football in England. The study uniqueness is using Lego® Serious Play® to provide nuanced, abstract insights into leisure. It investigates how women navigate the transition process, both into and out of semi-professional sporting environments. By adopting a creative, experiential methodology, the focal point is the Lego® and not the footballer. Data was collected from fifteen women football players based at a semi-elite club in the South of England. Three key data themes emerged surrounding the transition process in the women’s game; (i) barriers facing women in male-dominated sports, (ii) governance and polices to support women’s football, and (iii) effective coaching to facilitate women’s progression in sport. This is the first study to use Lego® Serious Play® as a creative, experiential methodology in the context of managing sport organisations.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:0149-0400
Uncontrolled Keywords:Women’s Football; Lego® Serious Play®; Career Transition; Inequality; Play Based Learning
Group:Bournemouth University Business School
ID Code:40864
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:25 Mar 2025 08:25
Last Modified:25 Mar 2025 08:25

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