Coaching Process: Principles and Practice for Sport
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Editor: Neville CrossEditor: John Lyle
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-09-07
ISBN: 0750641312
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Book Review: Explains Sports Coaching in a Logical Process
Summary: 5 Stars
Table of Contents
Part 1 The Concept of the Coaching Process
1 The Coaching process: an overview
2 Coaching philosophy and coaching behavior
3 Coaching effectiveness
Part 2 The Application of Sports Science in Coaching
4 Psychological considerations of effective coaching
5 Applied Physiology in sports coaching
6 Skill learning principles: implications for coaching practice
7 Biomechanics and its application to coaching practice
Part 3 Applying the Coaching Process in Specific Contexts
8 Coaching Children
9 Individualization of training programmes
10 Overtraining and the coaching process
11 Coaches' decision making
12 Coaching and the management of performance systems
Index
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The coaching process in sport - Whhat is it? Who is Involved? How does it work in Practice?
The Coaching process is both eclectic and multi-discilplinary. It is the coach's role to manage the various parts of the process to form an effective strategy for improving sports performance in the athlete or team.
The reader will:
-Learn about the principles of coaching
-Find examples of how these are translated into practice
-Appreciate how sports science is effectively applied to coaching
-Understands what constitutes a successful coaching strategy
-Acquire the knowledge necessary to enahnce sporting performance
Not only will this book be of interest to practising coaches, but it is also essential reading for those studying sport and exercise science, coaching or coaching science at all levels. The athlete, and those who contribute to the coaching process (sport scientists, team managers, doctors and physiotherapists), will also benefit from reading how the coaching process is best applied to enahnce performance and avoid complications of overtraining, injury and burn-out.
Summary of Coaching Process: Principles and Practice for Sport
Univ. of Edinburgh, UK. Discusses what the coaching process is, who is involved, and how it works in practice. Addresses the principles of coaching, coaching strategies, enhancing performance, sports psychology and physiology, biomechanics, coaching children, and more. For students and professionals. British oriented. Softcover.Physical Therapy Books
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