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Sports Coaching Culturesby Robyn Jones; Kathleen Armour; Paul Potrac
Routledge 2003; US$ 67.95Sports Coaching Cultures is about expert coaches and the ways in which their individual life and career experiences lead to their personal beliefs about effective coaching. more...
Sports Coaching Conceptsby John Lyle
Taylor & Francis 2002; US$ 71.95Coaching is a central issue in sport at all levels. This text offers a comprehensive introduction to the conceptual issues that underpin sports coaching practice and provides a complete conceptual framework for understanding sports coaching. more...
The Sports Coach as Educatorby Robyn L. Jones
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 63.95Exploring the nature of coaching, this text covers: educational concepts in coaching; coaching, teaching, and leadership; athletes' learning; coaching communities and the social process; reflective practice; mentoring; and developing expert coaches. more...
Coaching Scienceby Terry McMorris; Tudor Hale
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2006; US$ 180.00Coaching Science and Coaching Studies courses are appearing in increasing numbers in many universities. The textbooks used in most of these courses are either theoretically based sports science texts or practically based coaching books. The former are generally lacking in application while the latter rarely have any scientific input. The reader is, therefore, left to make the links themselves. Coaching Science will bridge that gap covering both theory and practice and, most important, showing how theory informs practice. The book will be multi- and, to some extent, inter-disciplinary, as it is not possible to examine the interaction between coach, performer and task from a single discipline perspective. Each chapter will include overviews of... more...
An Introduction to Sports Coachingby Robyn L. Jones; Mike Hughes; Kieran Kingston
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 57.95This unique text introduces a wide range of sport science, sports medicine and social science theory in the context of sports coaching. Case studies and real life coaching examples are used to demonstrate theory in practice. more...
Understanding Sports Coachingby Tania G. Cassidy; Robyn L. Jones; Paul Potrac
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 61.95This text provides an innovative introduction to the theory and practice of sports coaching, highlighting the social, cultural and pedagogical concepts that underpin good practice, and includes practical exercises to highlight issues faced. more...
Performance Assessment for Field Sportsby Christopher Carling; Thomas Reilly; A. Mark Williams
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 56.95This is the first book dedicated to the assessment of performance in field sports such as soccer, rugby, hockey, and lacrosse. It provides detailed and clear information about the laboratory and field-based methods that can be used to assess and improve both individual and team performance, from basic physiological assessment to the use of video and information technologies. more...
Perfect Phrases for Coachesby Ralph L. Pim
McGraw-Hill 2009; US$ 9.95GREAT PLAYS START WITH EVEN GREATER WORDS. Effectively communicating key ideas can be all that separates victory from defeat. Perfect Phrases for Coaches arms you with winning phrases for dealing with any team-on and off the field-without reverting to the same old clichés heard a million times. Whether it's the first day of practice or the final moments of the big game, regardless of the sport being played, every coach must address his or her team and staff clearly to get their attention and to get results. Author Ralph Pim covers the common situations experienced by all coaches-from motivation and discipline to preseason expectations, from skill development to handling pressure and dealing with parents. Ideal for any situation, Perfect... more...
Strength and Conditioning for Team Sportsby Paul Gamble
Taylor & Francis 2009; US$ 63.95The only evidence-based study of sport-specific practice for team sports, this book introduces the core science underpinning any strength and conditioning regime and explores innovative new approaches combining the best of applied physiology, biomechanics, sports medicine and coaching science. more...
Coaching - Angewandte Psychologie für die Beratungspraxis (German Edition)by Eric D Lippmann
Springer 2009; US$ 59.95Coaching ist in aller Munde, der Markt mittlerweile unübersichtlich. Um trotzdem den Überblick zu behalten, werden in dem Band Coaching-Ansätze systematisch vorgestellt: das Wichtigste in Kürze, typische Fragestellungen, Fallbeispiele, Erfolgskriterien, Besonderheiten der Zielgruppen. Mit Informationen zu wichtigen Settings im Coaching-Prozess und Tipps für unterschiedliche Anwendungsfelder. Ein Serviceteil hilft bei der Auswahl von Coaches und bietet Links zu Aus- und Weiterbildung, Kongressen, Zeitschriften sowie kommentierte Literaturtipps. more...









