Social domain According to Coakley (2011), in this dissertation I explore aspects of this social domain in sport and PE. Specifically, I try to contribute to scholarly knowledge about how coaches and PE teachers navigate and address the social domain. I refer to the social domain or ‘the social’ in this dissertation as a site that consists of self-oriented and interactive social skills/ behaviors. I assume these skills/behaviors are based on underlying values (beliefs) and norms. Although individuals may know what they define as desirable/positive social behavior/skills and as undesirable/ negative social behavior/skills. Due to the different positions these individuals represent, they also represent diverse perspectives. The purpose of this dissertation therefore, is to explore what coaches and PE teachers do and think they need to do to address social aspects of sport/PE. My focus is on the ideas coaches and PE teachers have about the importance of social skills/behaviors and the development of these in youth sport and PE and how these adults implicitly and explicitly address this social development. Since there is little agreement about the social skills/ behaviors that should be, and are taught in sport and PE, I will explore various perspectives of those involved in youth sport. For example, the skill ‘being/acting tough’ may be seen as a desirable skill for boys, but undesirable for girls. Or it may be seen as a desirable skill for some boys and girls in their