Coaching Process: Principles and Practice for Sport, 1e [Paperback]

Neville Cross BA(Hons) MSc(Leicester) MSc(Heriot-Watt) FISC (Editor), John Lyle BA(Hons) MSc MEd EdD PgDipMan PgCertEd (Editor)

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Publication Date: September 7, 1999

The coaching process in sport - what is it? Who is involved? How does it work in practice?

The 'coaching process' is both eclectic and multi-disciplinary. 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. For this unique book, the editors have brought together a team of expert contributors to answer these questions and to share their experiences in coaching, some at Olympic level.

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"This book is eminently suitable for those studying 'coaching' at undergraduate level. The logical format with good clear up-to-date referencing at the end of every section makes it an ideal reference book, and it should be provided by sport and physical education departments within colleges and universities."Physiotherapy/Frontline, January 2001

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1 edition (September 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750641312
• ISBN-13: 978-0750641319
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 9.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,605,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Explains Sports Coaching in a Logical Process, April 8, 2007

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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

From the back cover:

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.