Volunteer parent-coaches form a substantive component of the global coaching workforce and their contributions to children’s sporting participation are both vital and commendable. However, despite the role’s importance, it remains under-researched. Accordingly, the purpose of this personal account was to provide insight to the author’s experiences as a volunteer grassroots football (soccer) parent-coach in England. This novel autoethnographical approach reflects on my entry into the parent-coach role, in situ experiences, and culminates with my decision to step back, encompassing my entire tenure as a volunteer parent-coach over a seven-year period.
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