Conclusion

As scholars of sport with varied experiences facilitating movement practices, we were aware of dominant discursive formations in the field of coaching and athlete retirement. The discourse surrounding retirement from performance roles influences coaching pipelines and perpetuates patterns of thought (and associated practice). A high-profile post-performer saturated in social capital accrued through their own successful performance career is often fast-tracked into a prominent role, charged with the management, inspiration, and improvement of performers in their sphere. Yet, perhaps unsurprisingly, the well-documented lethargic and undesired outcomes for the performers prevail. The culture, largely uninterrupted, is perpetuated, and the same old wine (read coaching/instructive practices and solutions) is simply poured into a new bottle ( Denison & Avner, 2011 ).