Negotiating Fatherhood

Thomas Fletcher is Senior Lecturer, School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Leeds Beckett University, UK.

• 1. Locating sport in family practices.- 2. Sport, fathers and fathering practices.- 3. Getting into sport.- 4. The ‘good’ father.- 5. Fathering practices, sport and children.- 6. The extended extended family.- 7. Family practices and youth sport.- 8. Family sport and the sport widow.- 9. Conclusion.

“This work offers several fresh lines of enquiry to sport and leisure scholars. … the book is a must read for those embarking on fatherhood and family research in the domain of sport and leisure.” (John Day, Leisure Studies, January 27, 2020)“Negotiating Fatherhood: Sport and Family Practices by Fletcher (2020) makes a timely contribution to the field of sport, leisure, and family studies. … Fletcher’s (2020) book provides valuable information on the political, familial, and sociocultural influences on fathering in relation to sports, fatherhood, and leisure. … the author’s critical overview of scholarly advancement in the fields of fathering, sport, and leisure, make the book a relevant and timely scholarly work.” (Michelle Bauer, Annals of Leisure Research, November 25, 2019)