Sports coaching : professionalisation and practice /
edited by John Lyle and Chris Cushion
- Edinburg, New York : Churchill Livingstone, c2010
- xxv, 259 pages ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Conceptual development in sport coaching -- Complex practice in coaching : studying the chaotic nature of coach-athlete interactions -- Coaches' decision making : a naturalistic decision making analysis -- Coach behaviour -- Athlete development and coaching -- Planning for team sports -- The professionlisation of sports coaching : definitions, challenges and critique -- Becoming a high-performance coach : pathways and communities -- Coach education effectiveness -- The learning coach -- Towards a socio-pedagogy of sports coaching -- Understanding athlete learning and coaching practice -- Coaching workforce development -- Coaching practice and practice ethics -- Coaches' expertise -- Coaching philosophy -- Narrowing the field
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.