Overview:
All sportspeople strive for perfection, spending hours practising techniques and skill to ensure success. It is your job is to make sure this time is well spent.
This book distills many years of coaching experience to examine how both coaches and performers can improve the way techniques are learnt and executed skilfully in competitive situations. It will help you develop your coaching expertise so that you are able to improve your practice sessions and the skill of your performers. You will learn how to adapt new practices as performers improve, how to present feedback and how to encourage your performers to learn for themselves.
‘Summary’ boxes remind you of key pointsRegular ‘Tasks’ help to consolidate your learning and allow you to test yourselfReferences throughout the text point you in the right direction for further readingGreat stand-alone resource, but can be used in conjunction with the other books in the ‘Develop Your Coaching’ range to provide a comprehensive coach development programmeSuitable for all sports coaches |
Contents:- Chapter One: Introduction
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Chapter Two: Developing Skill
Introduction
Learning a variety of techniques
Assessing situations
Selecting an appropriate response
Preparing to respond
Executing and controlling movements
Summary
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Chapter Three: Structuring Practice
Introduction
Practice strategies
Presenting information
Whole or part practice?
Massed or distributed practice?
Blocked or random practice?
Constant or variable practice?
Physical or mental practice?
Feedback
Transfer of learning
Summary
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Chapter Four: Conclusion
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About the Author:
sports coach UK - Formerly known as The National Coaching Foundation, sports coach UK is the leading organisation dedicated to the development of coaching and coaches in the United Kingdom, and has provided educational and development opportunities for coaches of all levels and across all sports. As a registered charity, the organisation has developed a range of titles and workshops to support coaches at all levels. For more information on sport coach UK workshops, please visit www.sportscoachuk.org |
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