The psychology of sports coaching : research and practice / edited by Richard Thelwell, Chris Harwood and Iain Greenlees
- Published
- Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
- Physical Description
- xii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Additional Creators
- Thelwell, Richard
- Series
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Factors that affect the coaching environment -- 1. Coaching athletes through career transitions / Paul De Knop -- 2. Creating effective development environments for the adolescent athlete / Matthew Pain -- 3. The theory (SDT) behind effective coaching / Clifford J. Mallett -- 4. Understanding and enhancing coach -- athlete relationships through the 3+1Cs model / Sophia Jowett -- 5. Coaching through organizational change: the influence of leadership succession events / Christopher R. D. Wagstaff -- 6. The coach-parent interaction: support or distraction? / Daniel G. Gould -- pt. II Enhancing coach performance -- 7. Helping coaches meet their psychological needs / Burt Giges -- 8. High performance coaching: demands and development / Martin W. O. Rabjohns -- 9. Coach stress and associated impacts / Richard Thelwell -- 10. Athlete expectancies of coaches and their consequences / Richard Thelwell -- 11. Understanding effective coaching: antecedents and consequences / Martin Camire -- 12. Definitions and correlates of coach psychological well- and ill-being / Ian M. Taylor -- pt. III Working through coaches -- 13. Transformational leadership and the role of the coach / Alan Lynn -- 14. Enhancing coaching efficacy in the psychosocial development of athletes / Chris Harwood -- 15. Antecedents and impacts of effective and inspirational coach communication / Christopher N. Sellars -- 16. Developing resilience through coaching / David Fletcher -- 17. Integrating decision-making into training / Mark Upton -- 18. Pulling the group together: the role of the social identity approach / Jamie B. Barker.
- Summary
- This volume offers a comprehensive review of current research in the psychology of sports coaching. It provides detailed, critical appraisals of the key psychological concepts behind the practice of sports coaching and engages with contemporary debates in this field. Organised around three main themes, it discusses factors affecting the coaching environment; methods for enhancing coach performance; and how to put theory into practice through coaching work.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781138917163 (hardback)
1138917168 (hardback) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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