TY - BOOK
T1 - The sports coach as educator
T2 - Re-conceptualising sports coaching
A2 - Jones, Robyn L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2006 Robyn L. Jones for editorial matter and selection; individual chapters, the contributors. All rights reserved.
PY - 2006/6/30
Y1 - 2006/6/30
N2 - Teaching athletes to improve their performance is the essence of sports coaching. In response to new government-led initiatives to invest in and develop coaching, this book is the first introduction to pedagogical theory for coaching. Bringing helpful insights from educational theory to bear on coaching practice, The Sports Coach as Educator expands and enriches the role of the coach and allows professionals to approach their work in new and inventive ways. Exploring 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, developing expert coaches.
AB - Teaching athletes to improve their performance is the essence of sports coaching. In response to new government-led initiatives to invest in and develop coaching, this book is the first introduction to pedagogical theory for coaching. Bringing helpful insights from educational theory to bear on coaching practice, The Sports Coach as Educator expands and enriches the role of the coach and allows professionals to approach their work in new and inventive ways. Exploring 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, developing expert coaches.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84909085804&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9780203020074
DO - 10.4324/9780203020074
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84909085804
SN - 0203020073
SN - 9780203020074
BT - The sports coach as educator
PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
ER -