ABSTRACT
<abstract>The social nature of coaches’ work is being increasingly appreciated with scholarship in this area drawing attention to the often ‘taken-for-granted’, ‘familiar’ or ‘unseen’ patterns of social life inherent in sports coaching (e.g. coaches’ knowledge, identity, role, interaction, power, emotions). This chapter considers the complex social situations and interactions inherent in coaches’ work. In particular, it provides a brief introduction to coaches’ identities, interactions, power and micropolitics.</abstract>
