Coaching children in sport / edited by Ian Stafford.

Contributor(s):

Stafford, Ian

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.Description: xxi, 296 p. ; 26 cmISBN:

9780415493918 (pbk)
0415493919 (pbk)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

796.083 STA

Contents:

Introduction -- 1: What Is A Coach And What Is Coaching? John Lyle -- 2: Developmentally Appropriate Approaches to Coaching Children Bob Muir, Gareth Morgan, Andy Abrahams and Dave Morley -- 3: Models of Young Player Development in Sport Richard Bailey, Martin Toms, Dave Collins, Paul Ford, ine Macnamara and Gemma Pearce -- 4: Coaches\' Learning and Development Chris Cushion -- 5: The Essential Skills of a Coach Ian Stafford Chapter 6: Communication with Young Players Julia Walsh -- 7: Professional Responsibilities of Children\'s Coaches Hamish Telfer and Celia Brackenridge -- 8: The Reflective Coach Andy Miles -- 9: Enhancing Children\'s Positive Sport Experiences and Personal Development: A Motivational Perspective Eleanor Quested & Joan L. Duda -- 10: Physical and Movement Skill Development Clive Brewer -- 11: The Family Factor Tess Kay and Di Bass -- 12: The Child in High Performance Sport Karl Wharton -- 13: Coaching Disabled Children in Sport Ken Black -- 14: Girls in Sport Ruth Jeanes -- 15: Developmental Transitions in Sport Mark Bruner, Leisha Strachan and Jean Cote -- 16: Health of Young Athletes Robert M. Malina -- 17: Sport and Positive Youth Development Nicholas L. Holt -- 18: Children\'s Sport in Policy Contexts Michael Collins -- 19: The Young Player as a Learner Tony Rossi and Richard Tinning.

Summary: Explains why children cannot be seen as mini-adults in sport and helps coaches to devise effective ways of working that achieve results but that also take into account the best interests of the child. This book is suitable for students, teachers and practitioners working with children in sport, physical education or developmental contexts.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	796.083 STA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100480855
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	796.083 STA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Checked out	20/02/2023	39002100480889

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

All coaches working with children will know that they differ substantially from adults in their capabilities, capacity for development and in their ability to meet the demands that sport places upon them. Coaching Children in Sport provides an up-to-date, authoritative and accessible guide to core knowledge and coaching skills for anybody working with children in sport.

Written by a team of leading international coaching experts, teachers, psychologists and specialists in children's issues in sport and health, the book explains why children should not be treated as mini-adults in sport and helps coaches to devise effective ways of working that not only achieve results but also take into account the best interests of the child. It examines key topics such as:

fundamental coaching skills coaching philosophies and models children's physical and psychosocial development children's motivation safeguarding and child protection issues and coaching ethics sport and children's health talent identification and high performance coaching reflective practice in sports coaching.

Including case studies, practical reflective activities and guides to further reading throughout, Coaching Children in Sport is an essential text for all courses and training programmes in sports coaching. It is also vital reading for all students, teachers and practitioners working with children in sport, physical education or developmental contexts.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Explains why children cannot be seen as mini-adults in sport and helps coaches to devise effective ways of working that achieve results but that also take into account the best interests of the child. This book is suitable for students, teachers and practitioners working with children in sport, physical education or developmental contexts.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

List of illustrations (p. ix)
List of contributors (p. xi)
Foreword (p. xix)
Acknowledgements (p. xxi)
Introduction (p. 1)
Part I On coaching
1 What is a coach and what is coaching? (p. 5)
2 Developmentally appropriate approaches to coaching children (p. 17)
3 Models of young player development in sport (p. 38)
4 Coaches' learning and development (p. 57)
5 The essential skills of a coach (p. 70)
6 Communication with young players (p. 84)
7 Professional responsibilities of children's coaches (p. 97)
8 The reflective coach (p. 109)
Part II On children (p. 121)
9 Enhancing children's positive sport experiences and personal development:a motivational perspective (p. 123)
10 Physical and movement skill development (p. 139)
11 The family factor in coaching (p. 169)
12 The child in high-performance sport (p. 181)
13 Coaching disabled children in sport (p. 197)
Part III On sport (p. 213)
14 Girls in sport (p. 215)
15 Development transitions in sport (p. 227)
16 The health of young athletes (p. 240)
17 Sport and positive youth development (p. 256)
18 Children's sport in policy contexts (p. 267)
19 The young player as a learner (p. 278)
Index (p. 290)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Ian Stafford has worked extensively in teaching, higher education, coaching and coach development within the United Kingdom. Latterly, he was the Director of Coaching System Development at sports coach UK. He has also worked with national governing bodies of sport and national sport agencies in a variety of consultancy roles. One of his key responsibilities within sports coach UK was to oversee all developments relating to coaching children. He has written a book on long-term athlete development and a variety of coach development resources, particularly in relation to coaching children.