Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Pill, Shane

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Underpinned by a philosophy of empowerment, athlete-centred approaches to coaching are defined by a style that promotes learning through ownership, responsibility, initiative and awareness. Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching offers an in-depth theoretical examination of player-focused coaching models, and provides professional guidance for practising coaches.

Written by a cast of world-leading scholars and practitioners, and offering a breadth of approaches to, and critiques of, the application of athlete-centred coaching, the book covers topics including:

. athlete-centred coaching and holistic development

. coaching tactical creativity

. athlete-centred coaching in disability sport

. team culture and athlete-centred coaching

. developing thinking players through Game Sense coaching

. supporting athlete wellbeing

. athlete-centred coaching and Teaching Games for Understanding

. athlete-centred coaching in masters sport.

Based on the latest research and offering the most comprehensive enquiry into this central area of coaching theory, Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching is important reading for any students and lecturers of sports coaching or physical education, and practising coaches across any sport.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351592116
• Artikelnr.: 50417722

Autorenporträt

Shane Pill is Associate Professor in Physical Education and Sport at Flinders University, Australia. He received a 2016 Australian Government Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning and is author of the popular Play with Purpose resources for teachers and coaches.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction (Shane Pill) Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on
Athlete-Centred Coaching 1. Athlete-centred coaching: Extending the
possibilities of a holistic and process oriented model to athlete
development (Linda L. Griffin, Joy I. Butler and Johanna Sheppard) 2. An
athlete-centred approach to enhance thriving within athletes and coaches
(Gretchen Kerr, Ashley Stirling and Joseph Gurgis) 3. Coaching tactical
creativity in team sports (Daniel Memmert) 4. Athlete-centred coaching in
disability sport: A critical perspective (Robert Townsend and Christopher
Cushion) 5. Team culture and athlete-centred coaching (John P. Alder) 6.
The importance of context in athlete-centred coaching (Wayne Smith and Rod
Philpot) Part II: Research Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching 7.
Developing an athlete-centred coaching high performance field hockey
(Stephen Harvey) 8. Developing thinking players: A coach's experience with
Game Sense coaching (Shane Pill) 9. Supporting wellbeing: Athlete
transitions through elite to sub-elite sport (Deb Agnew and Andrew Marks)
10. Body in movement: Better measurements for better coaching (Carlos
Goncalves, Humberto Moreira Carvalho and Luís Catarino) 11. Athlete-centred
coaching and teaching games for understanding - not quite the perfect match
(Adrian P. Turner) Part III: Researcher-Practitioner Perspectives on
Athlete-Centred Coaching 12. Athlete-centred coaching for individual sports
(Richard Light) 13. The autoethnographic journey of athlete-centred
experiences, research and learning: Athlete to researcher now coach, and
beyond (Karlene Headley-Cooper) 14. Athlete-centred coaching in swimming:
An autoethnography (Terry Magias) 15. Athlete-centred approach - Beginning
the process in junior teams (Greg Forrest) 16. Coach educators as
athlete-centred practitioners (Ed Cope and Andy Lowe) 17. Applying the Game
Sense approach and Mosston and Ashworth's inclusion style-e to promote
athlete-centred tennis coaching with junior novice players (Mitchell
Hewitt, Ken Edwards, Machar Reid and Shane Pill) 18. Athlete-centred
coaching: Tensions and opportunities arising in the masters context (Dawn
Penney and Chris Zehntner)