Understanding Sports Coaching The Social, Cultural and Pedagogical Foundations of Coaching Practice By Robyn Jones, Tania Cassidy

very good softback, 208 pages Pub 2004

Understanding Sports Coaching is relevant for working with athletes of all abilities. It explores every aspect of coaching practice and includes practical exercises to encourage reflective practice and to highlight the issues faced by the successful sports coach. Understanding Sports Coaching provides an innovative introduction to the theory and practice of sports coaching, highlighting the social, cultural and pedagogical concepts underpinning good practice including: Athlete motivation Viewing the athlete as a learner Instructional methods Coaches' content knowledge Reflection Each chapter includes practical exercises to highlight issues faced by the successful sports coach. Table of Contents

Introduction Section One 1. Reflection 2. Coaching Methods 3. Providing Feedback to Athletes 4. Quality in Coaching 5. Developing a Coaching Philosophy Section Two 6. Understanding the learning process 7. 'Developing' Athletes 8. Understanding Athletes' motivation 9. Understanding Athletes' Identities Section Three 10. Examining Coaches' Content Knowledge 11. Assessing Athletes' Understanding 12. Coaching Athletes with a Disability: Exploring issues of Content Section Four 13. The discourses of sports coaching 14. Coaching Ethics 15. Coaching Holistically: Why do it and How we Can Frame it? 16. Coaching Holistically: A Way Forward for Coach Education About the Author

Tania Cassidy is lecturer in Pedagogy, University of Otago. Paul Potrac is Lecturer in Sports Coaching, University of Otago, 0415307406 23 x 15.cm