Understanding Sports Coaching: The Social, Cultural and Pedagogical Foundations of Coaching Practice (Volume 2)

Successful sports coaching is as dependent on utilising good teaching and social practices as it is about expertise in sport skills and tactics. Understanding Sports Coaching offers an innovative introduction to the theory and practice of sports coaching, highlighting the social, cultural and pedagogical concepts underpinning good coaching practice. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, the book explores the complex interplay between coach, athlete, coaching programme and social context, and encourages coaches to develop an open and reflective approach to their own coaching practice. It addresses key issues such as: athlete motivation and long term developmentВ viewing the athlete as a learner instructional methods and reflection working with different athletic and learning abilities coaching philosophy and ethics Understanding Sports Coaching also includes a full range of practical exercises and case studies designed to encourage coaches to reflect critically upon their own coaching strategies, their interpersonal skills and upon important issues in contemporary sports coaching. This book is essential reading for all students of sports coaching and for any professional coach looking to develop their coaching expertise. This innovative introduction to the theory and practice of sports coaching emphasises the social context of training, developing and managing athletes.The book argues that although coaches commonly employ techniques such as feedback, reflection and a variety in instructional models and learning styles, most do so implicitly and without fully understanding the complex interplay between coach, player, content and social context. By defining 'learning' as a social practice rather than a simple transmission of facts, the book aims to deepen the coach's understanding of the coaching process, to help coaches systematically develop their programmes and to get the best out of their athletes. 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. This book is essential reading for all students of sports coaching.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· ReflectionEach chapter includes practical exercises to highlight issues faced by the successful sports coach. This book is essential reading for students of sports coaching and for professional coaches looking to develop their skills. This innovative introduction to the theory and practice of sports coaching emphasises the social context of training, developing and managing athletes. The book argues that although coaches commonly employ techniques such as feedback, reflection and a variety in instructional models and learning styles, most do so implicitly and without fully understanding the complex interplay between coach, player, content and social context. By defining 'learning' as a social practice rather than a simple transmission of facts, the book aims to deepen the coach's understanding of the coaching process, to help coaches systematically develop their programmes and to get the best out of their athletes. 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. This book is essential reading for all students of sports coaching.; 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. This book is essential reading for students of sports coaching and for professional coaches looking to develop their skills Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgements......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 THE COACH......Page 24 Reflection......Page 26 Coaching Methods......Page 39 Providing feedback to athletes......Page 51 Quality in coaching......Page 59 Devoloping a coaching philosophy......Page 66 End of Section One: Tasks......Page 76 THE ATHLETES......Page 78 Understanding the learning process......Page 80 'Developing' athletes......Page 95 Understanding athletes' motivation......Page 103 Understanding athletes' identities......Page 119 End of Section Two: Task......Page 131 COACHING CONTENT......Page 134 Examining coaches' content knowledge......Page 136 Assessing athletes' understanding......Page 143 Coaching athletes with disability: exploring issues of content......Page 152 End of Section Three: Tasks......Page 159 THE COACHING CONTEXT......Page 162 The discourses of coaching......Page 164 Coaching ethics......Page 175 Coaching holistically: why do it and how can we frame it ?......Page 187 Coaching holistically: a way forward for coach education......Page 194 End of Section Four: Tasks......Page 203 Bibliography......Page 206 Index......Page 222 "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. The book aims to deepen coaches' understanding of the coaching process in order to develop coaching programmes that are designed to get the very best out of athletes."--Jacket