Associate Professor Steven Rynne
Associate Professor & Director of Engagement and Partnerships
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
Affiliate of Parenting and Family Support Centre
Parenting and Family Support Centre
Affiliate of Centre for Sport and Society
Centre for Sport and Society
+61 7 334 69977
Researcher biography
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.
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| Sport for Development Programmes: Privatised Aid and Indigenous Sport in Australia and Canada | |
| Evaluating the Value Created from Cricket Australia’s International Coach Study Tour | |
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Mental performance in competition training program for coaches Australian Sports Commission |
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Elevate Coach Program Australian Sports Commission |
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| Connecting through sport | |
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Representative Coaches: Quality, impact and learning in the high performance landscape Australian Sports Commission |
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Design of a First Nations Community Impact Framework for Athletics Australia Athletics Australia |
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Research in high performance coaching and sporting organisations Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Club Limited |
Publications
Book
Cassidy, Tania, Potrac, Paul and Rynne, Steven (2023). Understanding sports coaching: The pedagogical, social and cultural foundations of coaching practice. 4th ed. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Book Chapters
Rynne, Steven, O'Connor, Donna and Mallett, Clifford J. (2025). Authentic learning in online tertiary coach education contexts. Sports coaching education and alternative pedagogies. (pp. 118-140) edited by Laura Purdy and Natalie Barker-Ruchti. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003439646-7
Giles, Audrey R., Stewart-Withers, Rochelle, Hapeta, Jeremy and Rynne, Steven (2025). Analysing data in community-based research with Indigenous communities: Indigenous and settler researchers’ perspectives on “unlocking” the next level. Participatory research in sport and physical activity. (pp. 183-195) edited by Kyle A. Rich, Robyn Smith and Audrey R. Giles. Abingdon, Oxon, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003430339-17
Mallett, Clifford, Rynne, Steven and Tinning, Richard (2024). Philosophy of knowledge. Research Methods in Sports Coaching. (pp. 45-53) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003381891-8
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
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
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
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
Giles, Audrey, Gardam, Kevin, Millington, Rob, Rynne, Steven and Hayhurst, Lyndsay (2022). The extractives industry, Indigenous communities and the use of sport, recreational and cultural programs in catastrophic environments. Sport and Physical Activity in Catastrophic Environments. (pp. 54-70) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003225065-5
Rynne, Steven, O'Brien, Katherine and Callary, Bettina (2021). Roles of masters coaches at and around competitions and events. Coaching masters athletes: advancing research and practice in adult sport. (pp. 137-150) edited by Bettina Callary, Bradley Young and Scott Rathwell. New York, NY, United States: Routledge.
Mallett, Cliff , Rynne, Steven and Trudel, Pierre (2020). The continuing education of the coach: a lifelong journey. Sport Coaches' Handbook. (pp. 239-258) edited by Dan Gould and Cliff Mallett. Champaign, IL, United States: Human Kinetics .
Grey, Mathew, Mallett, Clifford J., O'Brien, Katherine A. and Rynne, Steven B. (2020). High performance coaches. The Routledge international encyclopedia of sport and exercise psychology. (pp. 343-358) edited by Dieter Hackfort and Robert Schinke. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315187228-24
Rynne, S. B., Crudgington, B. and Mallett, C. J. (2019). The coach as mentor. Professional advances in sports coaching: research and practice. (pp. 228-247) edited by Richard Thelwell and Matt Dicks. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781351210980-15
Rynne, Steven B., Rossi, Tony, Giles, Audrey and Currey, Carl (2019). Becoming an agent of change: key strategies for the development of coaches in Indigenous Sport for Development contexts. Coach education and development in sport: instructional strategies. (pp. 260-271) edited by Betty Callary and Brian Gearity. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Culver, Diane, Holder, Darren and Rynne, Steven B. (2019). Travel-based learning: study tours for high performance coaches. Coach Education and Development in Sport: Instructional Strategies. (pp. 129-140) edited by Betty Callary and Brian Gearity. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
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
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
Rynne, Steven B., Mallett, Clifford J. and Rabjohns, Martin W. O. (2016). High performance coaching: demands and development. The psychology of sports coaching: research and practice. (pp. 114-126) edited by Richard Thelwell, Chris Harwood and Iain Greenlees. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315689210-9
Mallett, Clifford J., Emmett, Matthew and Rynne, Steven (2015). Mentoring high performance athletes. Mentoring in physical education and sports coaching. (pp. 172-179) edited by Fiona C. Chambers. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315797687-19
Mallett, Clifford J. and Rynne, Steven (2015). Changing role of coaches across development. Routledge handbook of sport expertise. (pp. 394-403) edited by Joseph Baker and Damian Farrow. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315776675-34
Mallett, Clifford, Rynne, Steven and Dickens, Sue (2013). Developing high performance coaching craft through work and study. Routledge handbook of sports coaching. (pp. 463-475) edited by Paul Potrac, Wade Gilbert and Jim Denison. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203132623
Journal Articles
Dieffenbach, Kristen, Blackett, Alex, Rynne, Steven and Chroni, Stiliani “Ani” (2024). Navigating a path: multidisciplinary perspectives on transitions in sport coaching. International Sport Coaching Journal, 12 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.1123/iscj.2024-0133
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
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 and Human Development. doi: 10.1007/s10578-024-01725-y
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) 14484, 1-31. doi: 10.18584/iipj.2024.15.1.14484
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
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.
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), 532-538. doi: 10.1123/jtpe.2023-0047
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, 29 (1), 125-130. doi: 10.3727/152599524x17135753220174
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
Zargar, Tayebeh and Rynne, Steven (2023). The corporate social responsibility sport model: Grounded theory approach. Sage Open, 13 (4) 21582440231192113, 1-12. doi: 10.1177/21582440231192113
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
Sheppard, Lee K., Rynne, Steven B. and Willis, Jon M. (2023). Sport as a site of resistance against the hegemony of the state. Journal of Sport for Development, 11 (1), 1-13.
Forde, Shawn D., Giles, Audrey R., Nachman, Jessica, Fabian, Tom, Giancarlo, Alexandra, Hayhurst, Lyndsay M., Rynne, Steven and Henhawk, Daniel A. (2023). Conceptualizing sport for reconciliation within settler colonial states. Journal of Sport for Development, 11 (1), 10-10.
Rynne, Steven B., Dittman, Cassandra K., Wheeler, Keane W., Mallett, Cliff J. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2023). Experiences of Aboriginal parents in the context of junior rugby league. Leisure Studies, 42 (5), 751-768. doi: 10.1080/02614367.2022.2143875
Sheppard, Lee K., Rynne, Steven B. and Willis, Jon M. (2023). Sport as a site of resistance against the hegemony of the state. Journal of Sport for Development, 11 (1), 19-31.
Zargar, Tayebeh and Rynne, Steven (2022). Investigating the internal relationships of social responsibility dimensions of sports clubs in Iran by DEMATEL method.. Strategic Studies on Youth and Sports. doi: 10.22034/SSYS.2022.2174.2553
Andrews, Max H., Rynne, Steven B. and Mallett, Clifford J. (2022). Tensions in Shared Leadership in Elite Women’s Cricket: Implications for Coaching. International Sport Coaching Journal, 9 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1123/iscj.2021-0040
Zargar, Taybeh and Rynne, Steven (2022). Designing and compiling a social responsibility charter for sports organizations in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Sport Management Journal, 1-17. doi: 10.22059/jsm.2022.336841.2874
Latino, Steven, Giles, Audrey R., Rynne, Steven and Hayhurst, Lyndsay (2022). Extractives companies social media portrayals of their funding of sport for development in Indigenous communities in Canada and Australia. Communication and Sport, 10 (6) 21674795211069578, 1188-1209. doi: 10.1177/21674795211069578
Hussain, Aman, Rossi, Tony and Rynne, Steven (2022). ‘I keep my brain on my iPhone’ – being and becoming an emergency physician in a technological age. Studies in Continuing Education, 45 (2), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/0158037x.2022.2028762
O’Brien, Katherine A., Rynne, Steven B. and Mallett, Clifford J. (2022). The development of craft in Australian National Rugby League referees. Sport, Education and Society, 28 (4), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2021.2023491
Zargar, Tayebeh and Rynne, Steven (2022). Investigating corporate social responsibility of sports clubs in Corona era based on human resource management. Journal of Human Resource Management in Sport, 9 (2), 285-300. doi: 10.22044/SHM.2022.11710.2452
Zargar, Teyebeh and Rynne, Steven (2022). The effect of social responsibility on the psychological preparation of people to participate in activities related to sports and health. Razi Journal of Medical Sciences, 29 (5), 100-107.
Ellmer, E. M. M. and Rynne, S. B. (2022). Learning in high-performance action sports – insights into new and evolving contexts. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 27 (5), 502-514. doi: 10.1080/17408989.2021.1911978
Millington, Rob, Hayhurst, Lyndsay M.C., Giles, Audrey R. and Rynne, Steven (2020). "Back in the day, you opened your mine and on you went": Extractives industry perspectives on sport, responsibility, and development in indigenous communities in Canada. Journal of Sport Management, 34 (6), 521-532. doi: 10.1123/jsm.2019-0345
Skinner, Tina L., Kelly, Vincent G., Boytar, Alexander N., Peeters, GMEE Geeske and Rynne, Steven B. (2020). Aviation rescue firefighters physical fitness and predictors of task performance. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23 (12), 1228-1233. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.05.013
O’Brien, Katherine A. and Rynne, Steven B. (2020). Seen but not heard: missing the mark in conceptualizing high performance officiating. Sport in Society, 24 (7), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/17430437.2020.1732930
Hussain, Aman, Rossi, Tony and Rynne, Steven (2019). Learning in the ED: chaos, partners and paradoxes. Journal of Workplace Learning, 31 (6), 361-376. doi: 10.1108/JWL-11-2018-0135
Sheppard, L. K., Rynne, S. B. and Willis, J. M. (2019). Sport as a cultural offset in Aboriginal Australia?. Annals of Leisure Research, 24 (1), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/11745398.2019.1635895
Tao, Yi-Che, Rynne, Steven B. and Mallett, Clifford J. (2019). Blending and becoming: migrant Chinese high-performance coaches’ learning journey in Australia. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 24 (6), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/17408989.2019.1641191
Morris, Kirstin S., Jenkins, David G., Osborne, Mark A., Rynne, Steven B., Shephard, Megan E. and Skinner, Tina L. (2019). The role of the upper and lower limbs in front crawl swimming: the thoughts and practices of expert high-performance swimming coaches. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 14 (5), 174795411986635-638. doi: 10.1177/1747954119866358
Ellmer, Eva, Rynne, Steven and Enright, Eimear (2019). Learning in action sports: A scoping review. European Physical Education Review, 26 (1), 263-283. doi: 10.1177/1356336X19851535
Russell, Suzanna, Jenkins, David, Rynne, Steven, Halson, Shona L. and Kelly, Vincent (2019). What is mental fatigue in elite sport? Perceptions from athletes and staff. European Journal of Sport Science, 19 (10), 1367-1376. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2019.1618397
Ciampolini, Vitor, Milistetd, Michel, Rynne, Steven B., Brasil, Vinicius Zeilmann and do Nascimento, Juarez Vieira (2019). Research review on coaches' perceptions regarding the teaching strategies experienced in coach education programs. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 14 (2), 216-228. doi: 10.1177/1747954119833597
Gardam, Kevin J., Giles, Audrey R., Rynne, Steven and Hayhurst, Lyndsay M. C. (2018). A comparison of Indigenous sport for development policy directives in Canada and Australia. Aboriginal Policy Studies, 7 (2), 29-46. doi: 10.5663/aps.v7i2.29334
Milistetd, Michel, Trudel, Pierre, Rynne, Steven, Mesquita, Isabel Maria Ribeiro and do Nascimento, Juarez Vieira (2018). The Learner-Centred Status of a Brazilian University Coach Education Program. International Sport Coaching Journal, 5 (2), 105-115. doi: 10.1123/iscj.2017-0075
Ellmer, Eva M. M. and Rynne, Steven B. (2018). Professionalisation of action sports in Australia. Sport in Society, 22 (10), 1742-1757. doi: 10.1080/17430437.2018.1440700
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ellmer, Eva and Rynne, Steven (2016). Learning in action and adventure sports. Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 7 (2), 107-119. doi: 10.1080/18377122.2016.1196111
Rynne, Steven (2016). Exploring the pedagogical possibilities of Indigenous sport-for-development programmes using a socio-personal approach. Sport, Education and Society, 21 (4), 605-622. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2015.1107830
Mallett, Clifford J., Rossi, Tony, Rynne, Steven B. and Tinning, Richard (2016). In pursuit of becoming a senior coach: The learning culture for Australian Football League coaches. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 21 (1), 24-39. doi: 10.1080/17408989.2015.1072508
Rossi, Tony, Rynne, Steven B. and Rabjohns, Martin (2016). Moving forwards with the aim of going backwards fast: high-performance rowing as a learning environment. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 21 (1), 55-68. doi: 10.1080/17408989.2015.1043254
Mallett, Clifford J., Rynne, Steven B. and Billett, Stephen (2016). Valued learning experiences of early career and experienced high-performance coaches. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 21 (1), 89-104. doi: 10.1080/17408989.2014.892062
Barker-Ruchti, Natalie, Barker, Dean, Rynne, Steven B. and Lee, Jessica (2016). Learning cultures and cultural learning in high-performance sport: opportunities for sport pedagogues. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 21 (1), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/17408989.2015.1072512
Tao, Yi-Che, Shin, Simon, Zhuang, Jia-Jia, Rynne, Steven and Mallett, Cliff (2015). 運動教練工作初探：以 UBA 男子公開組第一級籃球教練為例. 臺灣運動教育學報, 10 (2), 21-36. doi: 10.6580/JTSP.2015.10(2).02
Barker-Ruchti, N., Rynne, S. R., Lee, J. and Barker, D. M. (2015). Athlete learning in Olympic sport. Sports Coaching Review, 3 (2), 162-178. doi: 10.1080/21640629.2014.1059136
Occhino, Joseph L., Mallett, Clifford J., Rynne, Steven B. and Carlisle, Kristy N. (2014). Autonomy-supportive pedagogical approach to sports coaching: Research, challenges and opportunities. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 9 (2), 401-415. doi: 10.1260/1747-9541.9.2.401
Barker, Dean, Barker-Ruchti, Natalie, Rynne, Steven and Lee, Jessica (2014). Moving out of sports: A sociocultural examination of olympic career transitions. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 9 (2), 255-270. doi: 10.1260/1747-9541.9.2.255
Rynne, Steven B. and Mallett, Clifford J. (2014). Coaches' learning and sustainability in high performance sport. Reflective Practice, 15 (1), 12-26. doi: 10.1080/14623943.2013.868798
Rynne, Steven (2014). ‘Fast track’ and ‘traditional path’ coaches: affordances, agency and social capital. Sport, Education and Society, 19 (3), 299-313. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2012.670113
Rossi, Tony and Rynne, Steven (2014). Sport development programmes for Indigenous Australians: innovation, inclusion and development, or a product of 'white guilt'?. Sport in Society, 17 (8), 1030-1045. doi: 10.1080/17430437.2013.838355
Barker, Dean, Barker-Ruchti, Natalie, Rynne, Steven and Lee, Jessica (2014). 'Just do a little more': examining expertise in high performance sport from a sociocultural learning perspective. Reflective Practice, 15 (1), 92-105. doi: 10.1080/14623943.2013.868797
Jennings, Cameron T., Reaburn, Peter and Rynne, Steven B. (2013). The effect of a self-modelling video intervention on motor skill acquisition and retention of a novice track cyclist's standing start performance. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 8 (3), 467-480. doi: 10.1260/1747-9541.8.3.467
Rynne, Steven (2013). Culture change in a professional sports team: shaping environmental contexts and regulating power. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 8 (2), 301-304. doi: 10.1260/1747-9541.8.2.301
Rynne, Steven (2013). David Clutterbuck, mentoring and coaching: a commentary. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 8 (1), 139-254. doi: 10.1260/1747-9541.8.1.139
Barker-Ruchti, Natalie, Barker, Dean, Lee, Jessica and Rynne, Steven (2013). Making the switch. Olympic Review, 86, 64-67.
Rossi, Anthony, Rynne, Steven and Nelson, Alison (2013). Doing whitefella research in blackfella communities in Australia: decolonizing method in sports related research. Quest, 65 (1), 116-131. doi: 10.1080/00336297.2012.749799
Occhino, Joseph, Mallett, Cliff and Rynne, Steven (2013). Dynamic social networks in high performance football coaching. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 18 (1), 90-102. doi: 10.1080/17408989.2011.631003
Rynne, Steven B. and Mallett, Cliff J. (2012). Understanding the work and learning of high performance coaches. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 17 (5), 507-523. doi: 10.1080/17408989.2011.621119
Barker, D., Barker-Ruchti, N., Rynne, S. B. and Lee, J. (2012). Olympism as education: Analysing the learning experiences of elite athletes. Educational Review, 64 (3), 368-383. doi: 10.1080/00131911.2012.665846
Lyons, Matthew, Rynne, Steven B. and Mallett, Clifford J. (2012). Reflection and the art of coaching: fostering high-performance in olympic ski cross. Reflective Practice, 13 (3), 359-372. doi: 10.1080/14623943.2012.670629
Barker-Ruchti, Natalie, Barker, Dean, Rynne, Steven and Lee, Jessica (2012). ‘One door closes, a next door opens up somewhere’: The learning of one Olympic synchronised swimmer. Reflective Practice, 13 (3), 373-385. doi: 10.1080/14623943.2012.670107
Rynne, S. B. (2012). Silence is golden: When less is more in coaching. Active Education (35), 52-54.
Rynne, Steven B. and MacLean, Kristy N. (2011). Enhancing coach-parent relationships in youth sports: increasing harmony and minimizing hassle. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 6 (1), 53-55. doi: 10.1260/1747-9541.6.1.53
Rynne, S. B. (2011). Play in breaks – a break in play. Active Education (29), 56-58.
Mallett, Clifford J. and Rynne, Steven B. (2010). Holism in sports coaching: Beyond humanistic psychology: A commentary. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 5 (4), 453-457. doi: 10.1260/1747-9541.5.4.439
Rynne, Steven B., Mallett, Cliford J. and Tinning, Richard (2010). Workplace learning of high performance sports coaches. Sport Education and Society, 15 (3), 315-330. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2010.493312
Rynne, Steven and Mallett, Clifford (2010). Understanding the change process: valuing what it is that coaches do. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 5 (2), 177-180. doi: 10.1260/1747-9541.5.2.177
DaSilva, D. and Rynne, S. B. (2010). Selecting team players: What characteristics do high performance coaches prioritise?. Sports Coach (Online).
Mallett, Clifford, Trudel, Pierre, Lyle, John and Rynne, Steven B. (2009). Formal vs. informal coach education. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 4 (3), 325-334. doi: 10.1260/174795409789623883
Rynne, S. B., Mallett, C. J. and Tinning, R. (2009). A review of published coach education research 2007-2008. International Journal of Physical Education, XLVI (1), 9-16.
Lyle, John, Mallett, Clifford J., Trudel, Pierre and Rynne, Steven B. (2009). Formal vs. Informal Coach Education: A Response to Commentaries. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 4 (3), 359-364.
Rynne, Steven B. (2008). Clarifying the concept of communities of practice in sport: A commentary. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 3 (1), 11-14. doi: 10.1260/174795408784089306
Rynne, Stephen (2008). Learning to be an elite coach. Sports Coach, 30 (1), 18-20.
Rynne, Steven (2008). Coaching females: Is it different?. Sports Coach (Online), 30 (2), 38-39.
Rynne, Steven, Mallett, Clifford and Tinning, Richard (2006). High performance sport coaching: Institutes of sport as sites for learning. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 1 (3), 223-234. doi: 10.1260/174795406778604582
Olsen, M., Rynne, S. and Macdonald, D. (2002). Gumala miruwarni: Meeting the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in health and physical education. The ACHPER Healthy Lifestyles Journal, 49 (1), 11-15.
Conference Papers
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.
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.
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.
Sperka, Leigh and Rynne, Steven (2022). Outsourcing as a disruptor in education: transforming the ways that teachers and coaches work together. Australian Association for Research in Education, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 28 November - 1 December 2022.
Chroni, S., Dieffenbach, K., Rynne, S. B. and Pettersen, S. (2022). Retiring and still in quest for career excellence: from elite training and competing to coaching.. 16th European Congress of Sport and Exercise Psychology , Padua, Italy, 1-16 July 2022.
Russell, S., Kelly, V., Jenkins, D., Piromalli, L., Smith, M., Rynne, S. B., Connick, M., Stanimirovic, R. and Halson, S. (2021). Time to start thinking about mental fatigue in your athletes: what we know and where to from here. ESSA Sports Science Twitter Conference , Virtual, 6-7 December 2021.
Rynne, S. B., Pettersen, S., Chroni, S., Blackett, A. and Dieffenbach, K. (2021). Leveraging elite athlete experience in coaching. International Council for Coaching Excellence Global Coach Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-21 November 2021.
Dieffenbach, K., Chroni, S., Blackett, A., Rynne, S. B. and Pettersen, S. (2021). Recruitment and support structures in the A-to-C transition. International Council for Coaching Excellence Global Coach Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-21 November 2021.
Chroni, S., Blackett, A., Dieffenbach, K., Rynne, S. B. and Pettersen, S. (2021). Moving forward: an athletic career does not equate and translate to coaching efficacy. International Council for Coaching Excellence Global Coach Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-21 November 2021.
Blackett, A., Rynne, S. B., Chroni, S., Dieffenbach, K. and Pettersen, S. (2021). An overview of the athlete to coach educational and developmental pathways: what we know. International Council for Coaching Excellence Global Coach Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-21 November 2021.
Sheppard, L., Rynne, S.B. and Willis, J. (2021). Using Indigenous knowledges to understand sport as a site of resistance against the hegemony of the State. AIESEP World Congress, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 15-18 June 2021.
Mead, P. and Rynne, S.B. (2021). Sport for land: Mining industry-funded sport for development programs for First Nations people. AIESEP World Congress, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 15-18 June 2021.
Zargar, T. and Rynne, S. B. (2019). Corporate social responsibility in Iranian sport. World Congress of Sociology of Sport, Dunedin, New Zealand, 24-27 April 2019.
Giles, A., Millington, R., Van Luijk, N., Hayhurst, L. and Rynne, S. B. (2019). The extractives industry’s funding of sport for development and in Canada and Australia. World Congress of Sociology of Sport, Dunedin, New Zealand, 24-27 April 2019.
Rynne, S. B., Rossi, T., Giles, A., Hayhurst, L. and Sheppard, L. (2019). Becoming an agent of change: key learning experiences for coaches in Sport for Development contexts. World Congress of Sociology of Sport, Dunedin, New Zealand, 24-27 April 2019.
Sheppard, L., Rynne, S. B. and Willis, J. (2019). Sport as a cultural offset in Aboriginal Australia. World Congress of Sociology of Sport, Dunedin, New Zealand, 24-27 April 2019.
Giles, A., Rynne, S. B., Hayhurst, L., Gardam, K., Frigault, J., Van Luijk, N., Millington, R. and Rossi, A. (2018). Sport for development in Indigenous communities: a comparison of Canada and Australia. 6th International Conference on Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, Vancouver, Canada, 6-8 June 2018.
Sheppard, L., Rynne, S. B. and Willis, J. (2018). Generating and working with data through yarning and Dadirri in a sport-for-development project. 6th International Conference on Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6-8 June 2018.
Hussain, Aman, Rossi, Anthony and Rynne, Steven (2018). Doing Qualitative Research in the Context of Emergency Medicine: Methodological Considerations. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
Hussain, Aman, Rossi, Anthony and Rynne, Steven (2018). Doing qualitative research in the context of emergency medicine: methodological considerations. Qualitative Health Research Conference, Quebec City, Canada, 17-19 October 2018. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rynne, S. B., Beckman, E., Hanrahan, S., Rossi, T. and Khoo, C. (2014). Research collaborations in the monitoring and evaluation of sports programs: The International Cricket Council East Asia Pacific and The University of Queensland - symposium. Sport Matters Conference 2014: Inspire. Unite. Change, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 29 September – 1 October 2014.
Rynne, S. B. (2014). High performance coach development: individual agency and affordances. AIESEP World Congress, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-13 February 2014.
Mallett, C. and Rynne, S. B. (2014). Mentoring high performance athletes. AIESEP World Congress, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-13 February 2014.
Enright, E., Rynne, S. B. and Alfrey, L. (2014). Letters to an early career academic - symposium. AIESEP World Congress, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-13 February 2014.
Razak, M. N. A., Mallett, C. and Rynne, S. B. (2014). Malaysian youth sporting experiences: do participants report positive youth development (5Cs)?. AIESEP World Congress, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-13 February 2014.
Barker, D., Annerstedt, C., Rynne, S. B., Lee, J., Hageskog, C., Wals, A. and Tinning, R. (2014). High performance sport and sustainability. AIESEP World Congress, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-13 February 2014.
Rossi, T., Rynne, S. B., Phillips, M. and Macdonald, D. (2014). Expecting too much? Can national sport policies and Indigenous sport programs in Australia deliver social outcomes?. AIESEP World Congress, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-13 February 2014.
Occhino, J. L., Mallett, C. J. and Rynne, S. B. (2013). Developing autonomy-supportive coaching: a case study in basketball. 9th ICCE Global Coach Conference, Durban, South Africa, 11-13 September 2013.
Rynne, S. B., Hay, P. and Occhino, J. (2013). Assessment of coaching competence by foreign educators: Indian coach induction program. 9th ICCE Global Coach Conference, Durban, South Africa, 11-13 September 2013.
Rynne, S. B., Rossi, A. and Nelson, A. (2012). Empirical research as a means of evaluation in an Australian sport-for-development context. The International Convention on Science Education and Medicine in Sport, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain, 19-24 July 2012.
Barker, D., Barker-Ruchti, N., Rynne, S. B. and Lee, J. (2012). Taking the person out of the sports? A socio-pedagogical examination of athletic career transitions. The International Convention on Science Education and Medicine in Sport, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 19-24 July 2012.
Rossi, A. and Rynne, S. B. (2012). Sport development programs for Indigenous Australians: Innovation and inclusion or a product of ‘White Guilt’?. 4th International Conference on Sport Race and Ethnicity, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 27-30 June 2012.
Occhino, J., Mallett, C. and Rynne, S. B. (2012). (In) congruency of coach and athlete perceptions of coach behaviour and athlete outcomes. The International Convention on Science Education and Medicine in Sport, Glasgow, Scotland, 19 - 24 July 2012.
Tao, Y. C., Rynne, S. B. and Mallett, C. J. (2012). Blending east and west: An elite coach’s learning journey. The International Convention on Science Education and Medicine in Sport, Glasgow, Scotland, 19 - 24 July 2012.
Rynne, S. B. (2011). Former elite players and ‘traditional pathway’ coaches in high performance coaching. ICCE Global Coach Conference, Paris, France, 25-27 August 2011.
Tao, Y. C., Chan, J. T. , Rynne, S. B. and Mallett, C. (2011). The business of producing a winning result in elite sport: a case study of recruiting exceptional sport leadership and foreign coaching talent. Annual Symposium: Academy of International Business Australian and New Zealand Chapter, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 May 2011.
Tao, Y. C., Rynne, S. B. and Mallett, C. (2011). Coach learning in different countries and cultures: The experiences of foreign coaches. ICCE Global Coach Conference, Paris, France, 25-27 August 2011.
Occhino, J., Mallett, C. J. and Rynne, S. B. (2011). Autonomy-supportive sports coaching: research and application. ICCE Global Coach Conference, Paris, France, 25-27 August 2011.
Mallett, C. J., Rynne, S. B. and Billett, S. (2011). High performance coach development: valued learning sources over coaches' careers. ICCE Global Coach Conference, Paris, France, 25-27 August 2011.
Panapa, L., Rynne, S. B. and Mallett, C. J. (2011). Exploring the lived experiences of Polynesian athletes in rugby league. Sporting Traditions XVIII, The Past in the Present: Sport History and Popular Culture, Kingscliff, NSW Australia, 3-5 July 2011.
Rynne, Steven B. and Mallett, Clifford J. (2009). Preparation of future national coaches: National coaching scholarship program. Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Sportif and/et ICCE Global Coach Conference Vancouver 2009, Vancouver, 9-13 November, 2009. Belconnen, ACT: International Council for Coach Education.
Mallett, Clifford J. and Rynne, Steven B. (2009). Agency and affordances in high performance coaches' learning. Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Sportif and/et ICCE Global Coach Conference Vancouver 2009, Vancouver, 9-13 November, 2009. Belconnen, ACT: International Council for Coach Education.
Simjanovic, M., Hooper, S., Leveritt, M., Kellmann, M. and Rynne, S. (2009). The use and perceived effectiveness of recovery modalities and monitoring techniques in elite sport. 2008 ASICS Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Hamilton Island, Qld, Australia, 16-18 October, 2008. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.12.057
Rynne, Steven (2008). Coaches work and how they learn. 2nd Annual Evolution of the Athlete: Coach Education Conference, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia, 26 -28 October 2008.
Rynne, Steven (2008). The learning and mentoring of high performance coaches in Australian sport. The Global Conference for the 10th Anniversary of the Korea Coaching Development Center, Hoseo University, Seoul, Korea, 7-9 November, 2008. Seoul, Korea: Korea Coaching Development Center.
Rynne, S., Mallett, C. and Tinning, R. (2008). Understanding QAS coaches' learning at work through affordances and agency. North meets South; East meets West, Sapporo, Japan, 21-24 January, 2008. Brisbane, QLD: The University of Queensland.
Kellmann, M. and Rynne, S. (2007). Coaches Training and Education in Australia. 1st International Workshop for Coaching Excellence: Pathways to Coaching Excellence, Trainerakademie Köln, Koln, Germany, 11-12 December 2007. Koln, Germany: Trainerakademie Köln des DOSB.
Mallett, C. and Rynne, S. (2007). Formal versus informal coach education: an Australian perspective. ICCE International Master Class, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China, August, 2007.
Rynne, S. (2007). Research and coach development: Using action research. Evolution of the Athlete: Coach Education and Athlete Development Conference, Brisbane, University of Queensland, 3-6 June, 2007.
Rynne, S. (2007). Opportunities and engagement: Coach learning at the Queensland Academy of Sport. 2007 ICCE Global Coach Conference, Beijing, China, 30 August - 3 September, 2007. Belconnen, ACT, Australia: The International Council for Coach Education.
Cassidy, T., Rynne, S., Mallett, C. J., Tinning, R. I., Rossi, A. J., Allen, J., Hodge, K., Stanley, S., Bartlett, R. and Cote, J. (2006). The sport coach as learner. 13th Commonwealth International Sport Conference CISC2006, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, 9-12 March, 2006. Jolimont, Vic, Australia: Sports Medicine Australia.
Rynne, S., Mallett, C. J. and Tinning, R. I. (2006). High performance sport coaching: Workplaces as sites for learning. 13th Commonwealth International Sport Conference CISC2006, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, 9-12 March, 2006. Jolimont, Vic, Australia: Sports Medicine Australia.
Mallett, C. J. and Rynne, S. (2005). How well does coach education research inform practice and practice inform research? Postgraduate programs in sports coaching. 2005 International Council for Coach Education (ICCE) Global Coach Conference, Limerick, Ireland, 1-4 September, 2005. Ottawa, Canada: ICCE.
Rynne, S. (2005). Current research in coach education delivery: An Australian perspective. 2005 International Council for Coach Education (ICCE) Global Coach Conference, Limerick, Ireland, 1-4 September, 2005. Ottawa, Canada: ICCE.
Rynne, Steven, Mallett, Cliff and Tinning, Richard (2005). Learning in the workplace: high performance sport coaching. 4th International Conference on Researching Work and Learning, UTS, Sydney, 11-14 December 2005. Broadway, N.S.W. Australia: OVAL Research.
Hooper, S., Dudfield, O., Phillips, M. and Rynne, S. (2004). A multi-disciplinary approach for protecting the health and welfare of young elite athletes. 2004 Pre-Olympic Congress: Sport Science through the Ages, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 6-11 August, 2004. Thessaloniki, Greece: International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE).
Generic Document
Rynne, Steven (2019). The myth of sport. The University of Queensland.
Thesis
Rynne, Steven (2008). Opportunities and engagement : coach learning at the Queensland Academy of Sport. PhD Thesis, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/151933
Newspaper Articles
Townsend, Stephen and Rynne, Steven (2024, 04 08). Will introducing independent doctors at games help the AFL tackle its concussion problem? The Conversation
Sheppard, Lee, Willis, Jon and Rynne, Steven (2020, 10 13). Budget allocation to Clontarf Foundation undermines Indigenous self-determination NITV News
Ellmer, Eva and Rynne, Steven (2018, 02 07). Snowboarding and freeskiing got to the Olympics by carving their own path The Conversation
Rynne, Steven and Cushion, Chris (2017, 02 08). Playing is not coaching: why so many sporting greats struggle as coaches The Conversation
Research Reports
Sanders, M. R., Dittman, C. K., Mallett, C., Rynne, S. and Lefebvre, J. S. (2022). Parents as partners in junior rugby league: final report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Sanders, Matthew R., Mallett, Cliff J., Kirby, James, Rynne, Steven and Marshall, David (2019). Parents as partners in Junior Rugby League: report to NRL research board. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Mallett, Cliff, Rynne, Steven, Crudgington, Bob, Dickens, Sue and O'Brien, Kath (2018). Review of the Associated Independent Colleges. Brisbane, Australia: Associated Independent Colleges.
Rynne, S. B., Beckman, E., Rossi, A. and Hanrahan, S. (2014). Examination of intervention effectiveness: Pacific Sport Partnership. Research report submitted to the International Cricket Council East Asia Pacific.. International Cricket Council East Asia Pacific.
Rynne, S. B., Skinner, T., Hay, P., Kelly, V. and McCuaig, L. (2013). Review of existing physical recruitment protocols: report on findings. Submitted to Air Services Australia. Brisbane, Australia:
Rossi, T. and Rynne, S. B. (2013). The sport demonstration project: an evaluation. Canberra, ACT, Australia:
Mallett, C. J., Macdonald, D., Rynne, S. B. and Phillips, M. (2012). Junior sport framework review. Briefing paper submitted to the Australian Sports Commission.. Canberra, ACT, Australia:
Rynne, S. B., Mallett, C. J. and Tinning, R. (2008). Learning in the workplace: high performance sports coaching. Research report for the Queensland Academy of Sport. Not available: Not available.