Sports coaching : professionalisation and practice / edited by John Lyle and Chris Cushion ; foreword by Patrick Duffy.
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TextPublication details: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, c2010.Description: xxv, 259 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780702030543 (alk. paper)
- 0702030546 (alk. paper)
- 796.077 LYL
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Sports Coaching: Professionalisation and Practice is a comprehensive evidence-based textbook of sports coaching theory and practice. The book is edited by leading academics in sports coaching studies and authored by a world-renowned team of experts in sports coaching research. It deals with all aspects of coaching behaviour and practice, including coaches' decision making, coaching pedagogy, and the development of expertise. Each of the chapters provides an up-to-date position statement on coaching themes, and makes explicit reference to the professionalisation of coaching. Written in an accessible style, and identifying critical ideas and issues, the book will complement and challenge both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes, and will be an invaluable source of ideas for researchers and academics.
Multicontributed chapters follow uniform structure to increase clarity and accessiblity of text 'Snapshots' of critical ideas and issues presented as models or diagrams to facilitate students' understanding Case examples and scenarios illustrate key concepts in each chapter Latest research and current literature summarised for each thematic topic.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Conceptual development in sports coaching / Chris Cushion and John Lyle -- Complex practice in coaching: studying the chaotic nature of coach-athlete interactions / Robyn L. Jones, Imornefe Bowes and Kieran Kingston -- Coaches\' decision making: a Naturalistic Decision Making analysis / John Lyle -- Coach behaviour / Chris Cushion -- Athlete development and coaching / Jean Côté ... [et al.] -- Planning for team sports / John Lyle -- The professionalisation of sports coaching : definitions, challenges and critique / Bill Taylor and Dean Garratt -- Becoming a high-performance coach : pathways and communities / Clifford J. Mallett -- Coach education effectiveness / Pierre Trudel, Wade Gilbert and Penny Werthner -- The learning coach . . . the learning approach : professional development for sports coach professionals / Kathleen M. Armour -- Towards a socio-pedagogy of sports coaching / David Kirk -- Understanding athlete learning and coaching practice : utilising \'practice theories\' and \'theories of practice\' / Tania Cassidy -- Coaching workforce development / Alan Lynn and John Lyle -- Coaching practice and practice ethics / Hamish Telfer -- Coaches\' expertise / Paul G. Schempp and Bryan McCullick -- Coaching philosophy / Simon Jenkins -- Narrowing the field : some key questions about sports coaching / John Lyle and Chris Cushion.