Understanding sports coaching : the social, cultural and pedagogical foundations of coaching practice / Tania Cassidy, Robyn Jones and Paul Potrac.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2004.Description: xi, 213 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780415307406 (pbk.) :
- 9780415307390 (hk.) :
- 9780415307406
- 796.077 CAS
- GV911
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 796.077 CAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 205162 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-208) and index.
Introduction Section One 1. Reflection 2. Coaching Methods 3. Providing Feedback to Athletes 4. Quality in Coaching 5. Developing a Coaching Philosophy Section Two 6. Understanding the learning process 7. \'Developing\' Athletes 8. Understanding Athletes\' motivation 9. Understanding Athletes\' Identities Section Three 10. Examining Coaches\' Content Knowledge 11. Assessing Athletes\' Understanding 12. Coaching Athletes with a Disability: Exploring issues of Content Section Four 13. The discourses of sports coaching 14. Coaching Ethics 15. Coaching Holistically: Why do it and How we Can Frame it? 16. Coaching Holistically: A Way Forward for Coach Education
'Understanding Sports Coaching' is relevant for working with athletes of all abilities. It explores every aspect of coaching practice and includes practical exercises to encourage reflective practice and to highlight the issues faced by the successful sports coach.