Some of the more difficult parts of the interview were definitely when I first started asking more in depth questions, which is understandable because he's probably not sure how long his responses should be. But he loosened up pretty fast and then we cruised from then on out. I thought that the questions that popped up in the interview that were not planned went really well because it was so natural and easier to make transfers into new topics. To see what questions I asked Jack in his interview, see Figure 1 below.
Figure 1.
How old were you when you first started playing soccer?.
What inspired you to get out there and start playing this sport?.
Was there a certain turning point in which you realized you were going to play the sport for a very long time?.
Did you prefer playing soccer in high school and your teen years, or do you prefer it now like with intramurals and why?.
Do you think soccer has helped you with social skills and created friendships?.
Will you try and keep soccer in your life once college is done and intramurals is all over? .
Does that sorta stuff cost money?.
What about coaching, I know the other day you mentioned something about trying to coach. Can you elaborate on that please? .
That's funny, that was actually going to be my next question, if it was important to you that your children grew up playing soccer. Do you have a favorite memory, anything specific like a moment or a play? .
Did you ever have any bad memories, or tough losses?.
What drives you to continue to keep playing?.
Generation and Presentation of Data.
The generation of the interview took many stages. First, I created my transcription of the interview into a Word document. Secondly, I looked over the interview and wrote down the main points that I felt were most interesting. I read the text a few times in hope that I would find the codes that I was looking for to propose a certain theme for the interview. The codes I found were: family, inspiration, team, soccer, joy, competitive, travel, learning.
