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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2018
Book Chapter
Canada and Australia: SDP and Indigenous people
Giles, A., Rynne, S. B., Hayhurst, L. and Rossi, T. (2018). Canada and Australia: SDP and Indigenous people. Routledge Handbook for Sport for Development and Peace. (pp. 453-463) edited by Holly Collison , Simon C. Darnell, Richard Giulianotti and P. David Howe. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315455174
2017
Journal Article
The effectiveness of a cricket program for engaging people with a disability in physical activity in Fiji
Beckman, Emma, Rossi, Tony, Hanrahan, Stephanie, Rynne, Steven and Dorovolomo, Jeremy (2017). The effectiveness of a cricket program for engaging people with a disability in physical activity in Fiji. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 65 (2), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/1034912X.2017.1363380
2017
Conference Publication
Proposing, designing, leading and reviewing a ‘ bootcamp for the brain’: an international coach study tour
Holder, D., Betsey, M., Rynne, S. B. and Culver, D. (2017). Proposing, designing, leading and reviewing a ‘ bootcamp for the brain’: an international coach study tour. International Council for Coaching Excellence Global Coach Conference, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 31July-2 August 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Research of personal strivings amongst elite adolescent rugby union players
McMurtry, J., Mallett, C. J. and Rynne, S. B. (2017). Research of personal strivings amongst elite adolescent rugby union players. International Council for Coaching Excellence Global Coach Conference, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 31 July-2 August 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Evaluating the value of an international coach study tour: researching a ‘bootcamp for the brain’
Rynne, S. B., Kohler, B., Culver, D., Holder, D. and Betsey, M. (2017). Evaluating the value of an international coach study tour: researching a ‘bootcamp for the brain’. International Council for Coaching Excellence Global Coach Conference, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 31 July-2 August 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Learning in action sport in the age of professionalisation
Ellmer, E. and Rynne, S. B. (2017). Learning in action sport in the age of professionalisation. International Council for Coaching Excellence Global Coach Conference, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 31 July-2 August 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Inside the bunker – considering the learning of high performance officials
O’Brien, K., Rynne, S. B. and Mallett, C. J. (2017). Inside the bunker – considering the learning of high performance officials. International Council for Coaching Excellence Global Coach Conference, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 31 July-2 August 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Coaching in schools: models from Australia
Rynne, S. B., Enright, E. and Styliano, M. (2017). Coaching in schools: models from Australia. International Council for Coaching Excellence Global Coach Conference, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 31 July-2 August 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Assessing the value of a high performance coach international study tour
Culver, D., Rynne, S. B. and Kohler, B. (2017). Assessing the value of a high performance coach international study tour. 20th Annual National Coaching Conference, Atlanta, GA USA, 22-24 May 2017.
2017
Journal Article
Participants’ physical activity levels and evaluations of a school sport programme in Papua New Guinea
Hanrahan, Stephanie, Rynne, Steven, Beckman, Emma and Rossi, Tony (2017). Participants’ physical activity levels and evaluations of a school sport programme in Papua New Guinea. European Physical Education Review, 25 (1), 1356336X1770016-20. doi: 10.1177/1356336X17700164
2017
Other Outputs
Playing is not coaching: why so many sporting greats struggle as coaches
Rynne, Steven and Cushion, Chris (2017, 02 08). Playing is not coaching: why so many sporting greats struggle as coaches The Conversation
2017
Conference Publication
Re-visiting what it means to ‘be’ and ‘become’ a Silver Fern netballer
Rynne, S. B. and Cassidy, T. (2017). Re-visiting what it means to ‘be’ and ‘become’ a Silver Fern netballer. Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation International Conference, Canberra, ACT Australia, 16-18 January 2018.
2017
Conference Publication
The professionalisation of action sports in Australia
Ellmer, E. and Rynne, S. B. (2017). The professionalisation of action sports in Australia. Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation International Conference, Canberra, ACT Australia, 16-18 January 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Under-researched and narrowly-conceived: giving voice to officiating education
O’Brien, K. and Rynne, S. B. (2017). Under-researched and narrowly-conceived: giving voice to officiating education. Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation International Conference, Canberra, ACT Australia, 16-18 January 2017.
2017
Book Chapter
On the (potential) value of coaching
Rynne, Steven, Crudgington, Robert, Dickinson, Rebecca K. and Mallett, Clifford J. (2017). On the (potential) value of coaching. Routledge handbook of talent identification and development in sport. (pp. 285-300) edited by Joseph Baker, Stephen Cobley, Jörg Schorer and Nick Wattie. Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315668017-20
2017
Journal Article
Researching up and across in physical education and sport pedagogy: methodological lessons learned from an intergenerational narrative inquiry
Rynne, Steven B., Enright, Eimear and Alfrey, Laura (2017). Researching up and across in physical education and sport pedagogy: methodological lessons learned from an intergenerational narrative inquiry. Sport, Education and Society, 22 (1), 140-156. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2016.1253554
2017
Journal Article
‘Letters to an early career academic’: learning from the advice of the physical education and sport pedagogy professoriate
Enright, Eimear, Rynne, Steven B. and Alfrey, Laura (2017). ‘Letters to an early career academic’: learning from the advice of the physical education and sport pedagogy professoriate. Sport, Education and Society, 22 (1), 22-39. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2016.1257483
2017
Journal Article
Being and becoming an academic in the neoliberal university: a necessary conversation
Enright, Eimear, Alfrey, Laura and Rynne, Steven B. (2017). Being and becoming an academic in the neoliberal university: a necessary conversation. Sport, Education and Society, 22 (1), 1-4. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2016.1259999
2017
Journal Article
Letters from early career academics: the physical education and sport pedagogy field of play
Alfrey, Laura, Enright, Eimear and Rynne, Steven (2017). Letters from early career academics: the physical education and sport pedagogy field of play. Sport, Education and Society, 22 (1), 5-21. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2016.1242479
2016
Journal Article
The international sport coaching bachelor degree standards of the international council for coaching excellence
Lara-Bercial, Sergio, Abraham, Andy, Colmaire, Pascal, Dieffenbach, Kristen, Mokgatle, Olivia, Rynne, Steven, Jiménez, Alfonso, Bales, John, Curado, Jose, Ito, Masamitsu and Nordmann, Lutz (2016). The international sport coaching bachelor degree standards of the international council for coaching excellence. International Sport Coaching Journal / ISCJ, 3 (3), 344-348. doi: 10.1123/iscj.2016-0085
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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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
Individual and Organisational Learning in Elite Rugby: The Case of a Global Super Rugby Powerhouse
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cliff Mallett
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Doctor Philosophy
Coaches of the future: Optimising relationships, learning, and performance in sport
Principal 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
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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
Para Sport coach development- a prospective longitudinal study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sean Tweedy, Associate Professor Emma Beckman
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
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