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‚The art of coaching is recognising the situation, recognising the people and responding to the people you are working with… that’s the big thing, to handle people‘. Steve Harrison, Coach, Middlesb …

This is the first book to describe a critical sociological perspective on sports coaching and as such it represents an important step forward in the professionalisation of the discipline. …

“The art of coaching is recognising the situation, recognising the people and responding to the people you are working with… that“s the big thing, to handle people“. Steve Harrison, Coach, Middl …

“The art of coaching is recognising the situation, recognising the people and responding to the people you are working with… that“s the big thing, to handle people“. Steve Harrison, Coach, Middl …

Research Methods in Sports Coaching is a key resource for any student, researcher or practitioner wishing to undertake research into sports coaching. It takes the reader through each phase of the res …

Research Methods in Sports Coaching is a key resource for any student, researcher or practitioner wishing to undertake research into sports coaching. It takes the reader through each phase of the res …

Sports coaching is a social activity. At its heart lies a complex interaction between coach and athlete played out within the context of sport, itself a socio-culturally defined set of practices. In …

Sports coaching is a social activity. At its heart lies a complex interaction between coach and athlete played out within the context of sport, itself a socio-culturally defined set of practices. In …

Over the last three decades sports coaching has evolved from a set of customary practices based largely on tradition and routine into a sophisticated, reflective and multi-disciplinary profession. In …

Over the last three decades sports coaching has evolved from a set of customary practices based largely on tradition and routine into a sophisticated, reflective and multi-disciplinary profession. In …

The facilitation of learning is a central feature of coaches‘ and coach educators‘ work. Coaching students and practitioners are, as a result, being expected to give increasing levels of thought towa …

The facilitation of learning is a central feature of coaches‘ and coach educators‘ work. Coaching students and practitioners are, as a result, being expected to give increasing levels of thought towa …

Emotions are widely acknowledged as an inextricable feature of human behaviour, experience and interaction. They are, arguably, the glue that can bind people together or, alternatively, drive them ap …

In many Western nations, community sport coaches occupy a central role in supporting the physical health, mental wellbeing, and wider social development of individuals and communities. However, there …

In many Western nations, community sport coaches occupy a central role in supporting the physical health, mental wellbeing, and wider social development of individuals and communities. However, there …

Every successful sports coach knows that good teaching and social practices are just as important as expertise in sports skills and tactics. Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, and int …

Every successful sports coach knows that good teaching and social practices are just as important as expertise in sports skills and tactics. Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, and int …

This book addresses academic labor markets in three countries: France, Germany, and the United States. The management of faculty careers is a critical issue in university autonomy, and in many countr …

This book addresses academic labor markets in three countries: France, Germany, and the United States. The management of faculty careers is a critical issue in university autonomy, and in many countr …