Overview
Background
Dr. Steven Rynne is an Associate Professor and Program Convenor for Sports Coaching with the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at The University of Queensland, Australia. The major theme that runs throughout Steven’s work is learning in sport. Within this broad theme he has worked and conducted research with a variety of peak domestic and international sporting bodies aimed at fostering high performance through learning (e.g. how elite coaches learn their craft) and understanding outcomes for sport participants (e.g. sport for reconciliation). Steven teaches undergraduate and graduate students, is a cycling coach and registered HPE teacher, and has been immersed in junior and community sport settings for more than two decades.
Availability
- Associate Professor Steven Rynne is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Steven has a range of research interests related to coach learning and Indigenous sport.
In particular, he is interested in:
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The work of high performance coaches
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Coaching knowledge and learning to coach
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Sport coaching environments as workplaces
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Indigenous sporting programs
Works
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2024
Book Chapter
Outsourcing in H/PE: Teachers and sports coaches working together effectively
Sperka, Leigh and Rynne, Steven (2024). Outsourcing in H/PE: Teachers and sports coaches working together effectively. Routledge Resources Online - Sport Studies. (pp. _-_) edited by Vassil Girginov and Risto Marttinen. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780367766924-ress129-1
2024
Journal Article
Play Well Triple P: Developing and Evaluating a Program to Promote Positive Parental Involvement in Junior Sport
Dittman, Cassandra K., Sanders, Matthew R., Rynne, Steven B., Mallett, Clifford J. and Lefebvere, Jordan S. (2024). Play Well Triple P: Developing and Evaluating a Program to Promote Positive Parental Involvement in Junior Sport. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s10578-024-01725-y
2024
Journal Article
Sport for Reconciliation? : Federal Sport Policy in Settler-Colonial States
Forde, Shawn, Giles, Audrey R., Stewart-Withers, Rochelle, Rynne, Steven, Hapeta, Jeremy, Hayhurst, Lyndsay M.C. and Henhawk, Daniel (2024). Sport for Reconciliation? : Federal Sport Policy in Settler-Colonial States. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 15 (1) ARTN 14484, 1-31. doi: 10.18584/iipj.2024.15.1.14484
2024
Book Chapter
Analyzing Data in Community-Based Research With Indigenous Communities
Giles, Audrey R., Stewart-Withers, Rochelle, Hapeta, Jeremy and Rynne, Steven (2024). Analyzing Data in Community-Based Research With Indigenous Communities. Participatory Research in Sport and Physical Activity. (pp. 183-195) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003430339-17
2024
Journal Article
Becoming more authentic as an elite coach: the case study of Erkka Westerlund
Mallett, C. J., Bespomoshchnov, V. A., Arvaja, M., Rynne, S. B. and Tiikkaja, J. (2024). Becoming more authentic as an elite coach: the case study of Erkka Westerlund. International Sport Coaching Journal, 1-12. doi: 10.1123/iscj.2023-0087
2024
Journal Article
The effect of the International Olympic Academy’s Olympic Studies postgraduate student’s work
Galjaardt, H.B., Ellmer, E. and Rynne, S.B. (2024). The effect of the International Olympic Academy’s Olympic Studies postgraduate student’s work. Diagoras: International Academic Journal on Olympic Studies, 7, 127-140.
2024
Other Outputs
Will introducing independent doctors at games help the AFL tackle its concussion problem?
Townsend, Stephen and Rynne, Steven (2024, 04 08). Will introducing independent doctors at games help the AFL tackle its concussion problem? The Conversation
2024
Book Chapter
Sport as a Learning Setting
Rynne, Steven B. and Crudgington, Bob (2024). Sport as a Learning Setting. The Routledge Handbook of Coach Development in Sport. (pp. 123-131) New York: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003160939-10
2024
Book Chapter
Quality in (Performance) Coach Development
Mallett, Clifford J., Rynne, Steven B. and O'Brien, Katherine A (2024). Quality in (Performance) Coach Development. The Routledge Handbook of Coach Development in Sport. (pp. 197-207) New York: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003160939-16
2024
Book
The Routledge Handbook of Coach Development in Sport
Rynne, Steven B. and Mallett, Clifford J. (2024). The Routledge Handbook of Coach Development in Sport. New York: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003160939
2024
Book Chapter
What forms of learning in sport coaching are valued, valuable, or ‘Rubbish’?
Rynne, Steven B., Blackett, Alex and Chroni, Stiliani 'Ani' (2024). What forms of learning in sport coaching are valued, valuable, or ‘Rubbish’?. The Routledge handbook of coach development in sport. (pp. 405-419) edited by Steven B. Rynne and Clifford J. Mallett. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003160939-30
2024
Journal Article
Lessons from the field. Toward evidence‐based parenting support to promote positive parenting in children's sport
Sanders, Matthew R., Dittman, Cassandra K., Mallett, Clifford J. and Rynne, Steven (2024). Lessons from the field. Toward evidence‐based parenting support to promote positive parenting in children's sport. Family Relations, 73 (3), 2032-2041. doi: 10.1111/fare.12990
2024
Journal Article
Tino Rangatiratanga- Indigenous (MĀORI) Sovereignty and the messy realities of reconciliation efforts at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Stewart-Withers, Rochelle, Hapeta, Jeremy, Rynne, Steven and Giles, Audrey (2024). Tino Rangatiratanga- Indigenous (MĀORI) Sovereignty and the messy realities of reconciliation efforts at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Event Management. doi: 10.3727/152599524x17135753220174
2024
Journal Article
The Pedagogization of Traditional Indigenous Games in Canada, Australia, and Aotearoa New Zealand
Fabian, Tom, Rynne, Steven, Hapeta, Jeremy and Giles, Audrey R. (2024). The Pedagogization of Traditional Indigenous Games in Canada, Australia, and Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 43 (3), 1-7. doi: 10.1123/jtpe.2023-0047
2023
Journal Article
Understanding parenting behavior in junior rugby league in Australia
Mallett, Clifford J., Sanders, Matthew R., Dittman, Cassandra K., Kirby, James N. and Rynne, Steven B. (2023). Understanding parenting behavior in junior rugby league in Australia. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 33 (1), 271-287. doi: 10.1007/s10826-023-02744-4
2023
Journal Article
The corporate social responsibility sport model: Grounded theory approach
Zargar, Tayebeh and Rynne, Steven (2023). The corporate social responsibility sport model: Grounded theory approach. Sage Open, 13 (4) ARTN 21582440231192113, 1-12. doi: 10.1177/21582440231192113
2023
Conference Publication
Making sport for reconciliation matter in Canada, Australia, and Aotearoa New Zealand
Forde, S., Giles, A., Nachman, J., Fabian, T., Giancarlo, A., Hayhurst, L., Rynne, S., Henhawk, D., Hapeta, J. and Stewart-Withers, R. (2023). Making sport for reconciliation matter in Canada, Australia, and Aotearoa New Zealand. 2023 World Congress of Sociology of Sport, Ottawa, Canada, 14-17 August 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Indigenous publics that matter: Insights from Indigenous and settler sport-recreation-play scholars in the sport for reconciliation space
Stewart-Withers, R., Giles, A., Hapeta, J., Rynne, S., Hayhurst, L and Henhawk, D. (2023). Indigenous publics that matter: Insights from Indigenous and settler sport-recreation-play scholars in the sport for reconciliation space. World Congress of Sociology of Sport, Ottawa, Canada, 14-17 August 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Thinking about elite performance: the experience and impact of mental fatigue in elite sport coaching
Russell, Suzanna, Halson, Shona L., Jenkins, David G., Rynne, Steven B., Roelands, Bart and Kelly, Vincent G. (2023). Thinking about elite performance: the experience and impact of mental fatigue in elite sport coaching. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 18 (8), 878-884. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2023-0033
2023
Conference Publication
The role of parents in promoting physical activity and sports involvement in children
Dittman, C., Rynne, S., Elliott, S. and Schoeppe, S. (2023). The role of parents in promoting physical activity and sports involvement in children. International Congress on Evidence-Based Parenting Support, Online, 6-8 June 2023.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Steven Rynne is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Coach education: current effectiveness of Olympic coaching practices.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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Doctor Philosophy
The pedagogical work of high performance sport coaches.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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Doctor Philosophy
Coaches' learning - through and from the athlete
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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Doctor Philosophy
What does a pathways (sport) coach need to know and do?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigations into the coach-athlete relationship of Australian Football
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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Master Philosophy
Training talent to thrive: Piloting the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment protocol in a Western drama school
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Sport for development programs: Privatised aid and Aboriginal sport in Australia
Principal Advisor
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2023
Master Philosophy
Sport for Land: Mining industry-funded sport for development programs for First Nations people
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
The Professional Knowledge and Identity Development of New Physical Education Teachers' Transition to Professionals in Hong Kong
Principal Advisor
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2022
Master Philosophy
INVESTIGATING PERSONAL STRIVINGS OF ELITE 17- 20 YEAR-OLD MALE AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION PLAYERS
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Learning in Action Sports: The Experiences of High Performance BMX Riders
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Considering how high-performance sport officials learn their craft: 'People, Place, and Product'
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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2017
Master Philosophy
Exploring the culture of a sporting organisation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Playing nice: Adaptive motivational environments in high performance sport
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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2016
Master Philosophy
Examining how an Australian Rules Football Coach makes Decisions in the Coaches' Box on Match Day
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Where East Meets West: A workplace learning study of Chinese high performance diving coaches in Diving Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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2012
Master Philosophy
Exploring the lived experiences of Polynesian athletes in the National Rugby League
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Context Matters: An Examination of Daily Training Environments in Tennis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
In Pursuit of Understanding my Authentic Coaching-Self
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
An Examination of Players' Shared Leadership in the Australian Men's Professional Football League
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nik Steffens, Professor Cliff Mallett
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Coach as Performer: Coach Emotion, Coping, and the Coach-Athlete-Performance Relationship
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Developing Features of Sport Parenting Expertise: An Investigation and Intervention
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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2014
Master Philosophy
The Role of Relatedness in Elite Rowing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Promoting a psychological need-supportive environment: An investigation into changing behaviour
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
Media
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