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Tennis coaching in China before and during COVID-19. The mediatisation of a precarious profession

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  • Giovannipaolo Ferrari
  • Paolo Diana
  • Yingxin Tan

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In China, due to the large-scale lockdowns and strict prevention policies of COVID-19, Chinese tennis coaches have started to open a new front of their career by offering online tennis training on social media platforms. This study introduces mediatisation theory as a theoretical framework to investigate the mediatisation process of tennis coaching on social media platforms in China. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected to analyse three dimensions of Chinese tennis coaches' professional and living conditions: the career trajectory of tennis coaches, the mediatisation of the profession of tennis coaching, and the financial crisis faced by tennis clubs and the tennis industry. We monitored the BiliBili channels of the most popular tennis vloggers on BiliBili and analysed their media practices. We also collected data from job search websites and conducted in-depth interviews with 30 Chinese tennis coaches. The findings are as follows: The new approach has gradually gained the support of coaches thanks to its advantages such as flexibility, accessibility, self-promotion and marketing strategies. The mediatisation of tennis training has accelerated the popularisation of tennis in China, as have relevant government regulations regarding self-promotion platforms.

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  • Giovannipaolo Ferrari & Paolo Diana & Yingxin Tan, 2023. "Tennis coaching in China before and during COVID-19. The mediatisation of a precarious profession," Contemporary Social Science, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(1), pages 41-57, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsocxx:v:18:y:2023:i:1:p:41-57
    DOI: 10.1080/21582041.2022.2155869
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