Sport Coaches' Handbook
Title | Sport Coaches' Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | International Council International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) |
Publisher | Human Kinetics Publishers |
Total Pages | 322 |
Release | 2020-10-30 |
Genre | Athletes |
ISBN | 1492515809 |
Sport Coaches' Handbook supports the education and development of sport coaches by providing them with the knowledge required to fulfill their roles as coaches while considering their personal values and philosophy, the athletes they coach, and the environment in which they coach.
Routledge Handbook of Sports Coaching
Title | Routledge Handbook of Sports Coaching PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Potrac |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 528 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0415782228 |
This title surveys the full depth and breadth of contemporary coaching studies, mapping the existing disciplinary territory and opening up important new areas of research.
Sport Coaches' Handbook
Title | Sport Coaches' Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) |
Publisher | Human Kinetics |
Total Pages | 322 |
Release | 2020-10-14 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1718200994 |
While the impact of coaches on their athletes has been appreciated for more than a century, only recently have researchers reached a consensus concerning the key coaching principles and methods that consistently ensure the most positive outcomes for athletes and coaches. Sport Coaches’ Handbook presents this more holistic approach to coaching and provides possible applications to raise the quality of coaching around the globe. This groundbreaking reference is for aspiring coaches and current coaches across all sports and participation levels. Sport Coaches’ Handbook is authored and edited by leading international figures in coaching and coach development who have been selected by the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE). The book helps coaches to fulfill their chosen role while considering their personal values and philosophy, the athletes they coach, and the environment in which they work. Coaches will find information and insights on numerous topics of critical importance to a successful coaching career: Employing ethical decision making with a systematic method to ensure choices are consistent with moral and professional guidelines Developing a coaching philosophy and evaluating how to define or sharpen that approach Promoting athlete development by enhancing athletes’ psychological and physical growth as well as technical and tactical performance Embracing the crucial characteristics that nurture effective leadership in coaching Each chapter features a practical exercise or self-evaluation that underscores specific points of emphasis and challenges coaches to reflect on their personal experiences and apply their newfound knowledge in their individual coaching contexts. In addition, motivational quotes and subject-related anecdotes about exemplary coaches are highlighted throughout the book to inspire coaches to be even more athlete-centered and successful leaders. The book’s internationally recognized contributors collectively represent more than 300 years of coaching experience and bring to the book their extensive knowledge of coaching. Sport Coaches’ Handbook is the clear choice for coaches and coach educators dedicated to developing and improving coaches and furthering the profession of coaching.
Creating a Season to Remember
Title | Creating a Season to Remember PDF eBook |
Author | Jack Perconte |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017-07-17 |
Genre | Sports for children |
ISBN | 9780998170909 |
Contains techniques that intend to bring enjoyment back to athletic games for all--athletes, parents, and coaches. Using his coaching experience, personal stories, and analysis of the teaching methods of all the greats in coaching, the author suggests the answers.
Coaches Guide to Sport Psychology
Title | Coaches Guide to Sport Psychology PDF eBook |
Author | Rainer Martens |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Sport Coaches' Handbook
Title | Sport Coaches' Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Gould |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 305 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Athletes |
ISBN | 9781718214149 |
"This book provides a timely and much-needed resource for meeting the challenges coaching is currently facing as a profession. It brings clarity to what we have learned through our collective efforts to professionalize sport coaching and how we should proceed to advance these efforts and continue to raise the quality of coaching around the world."--
Routledge Handbook of Coaching Children in Sport
Title | Routledge Handbook of Coaching Children in Sport PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Toms |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | 523 |
Release | 2022-12-23 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1000806480 |
The Routledge Handbook of Coaching Children in Sport provides a comprehensive and extensive range of critical reflections of key areas impacting on children’s sport and coaching up to the age of 16. With coaching related chapters authored by academic across various disciplines, including nutrition, psychology, pedagogy, medicine, youth development and sociology, the text provides detailed reviews of the existing state of research and consideration of the implications of these particular factors upon parents, coaches, administrators and clearly the young people themselves as well as recommendations for future research. This new volume provides in-depth investigation to key topics of coaching topics such as Learning and Child Development, Protecting Young Athletes, Talent Identification and Development and Inclusive Coaching and finally introduce a broad array of contextual considerations for coaches from considering professional learning through to coaching in particular contexts. This book is more than simply an academic text and it offers insights that will further inform practice in children’s sport coaching. The handbook is relevant for students (UG, PG), researchers, academics, parents, coaches and administrators, as well as those interested in children’s sport coaching and the related topics therein. Martin Toms, PhD is a senior lecturer (associate professor) in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Birmingham, UK. A former professional sports coach with an MPhil and PhD exploring the sociological issues of young people in junior sport, Martin has been heavily involved in juniors sport all of his adult life. He has published widely and presented extensively around the world on youth sport, including working on international projects and for NBGs/Federations and National Governmental organisations. He has gained European and SCUK funding for youth and coaching related projects as well as being involved in international consultancy. He is a co-editor of the European Journal for Sport and Society as well as the current Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Golf Science. Ruth Jeanes, PhD is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia. Ruth’s research examines inclusion and exclusion within youth sport, particularly examining how sport can be used to achieve broader social policy objectives targeted at young people. Within this, she is particularly interested in the role of coaches in facilitating broader social outcomes for young people. Ruth has published extensively in these areas with over 100 publications across journal articles, book chapters and books. She is widely cited and has been successful in securing extensive funding for her research including two highly competitive Australian Research Council grants.