Robyn L Jones (ed.)

The Sports Coach as Educator

Re-conceptualising Sports Coaching
Herausgeber: Jones, Robyn L

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 158mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 327g
• ISBN-13: 9780415367608
• ISBN-10: 0415367603
• Artikelnr.: 22393567

Autorenporträt

Robyn L. Jones is a Professor in the School of Sport, Physical education and Recreation at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Introduction: Coaching as an Educational Enterprise 1. How Can
Educational Concepts Inform Sports Coaching? 2. Coaching as an Educational
Relationship 3. Coaching as Teaching: New Acknowledgements in Practice
Section 2: Reconceptualising the Role of the Coach 4. The Coach as a 'More
Capable Other' 5. The Coach as Orchestrator 6. First among Equals: Shared
Leadership in the Coaching Context 7. Athlete Learning Within a Community
of Practice: Is There a Role for the Coach? Section 3: Reconceptualising
Coach Education 8. Cultivating Coaches' Communities of Practice 9. The
Coach as a Reflective Practitioner 10. Mentoring: Harnessing the Power of
Experience 11. Developing Expert Coaching