Coaching Knowledges

Pedagogical, sociological, physiological and psychological coaching issues

Ideal if you are a sports science student or a coach, this book presents a range of in-depth discussions on various aspects of coaching and coaching issues.

It is a compilation of papers from a variety of different coaches, offering you the kind of insight that would take numerous lifetimes to gain on your own. Ensure your coaching is effective by combining all the 'knowledges' offered up in this book, which range from the pedagogical to the sociological, physiological and psychological.

Learn from experts

Learn from various members of Bath University's 'Team Bath' coaching and teaching faculty and examine how their 'knowledges' influence every coach's daily practices.

The book is in three sections:

• Section 1- written by sports scholars who have or are still coaching
• Section 2 - written by coach educators that are active elite coaches
• Section 3 - features three in-depth interviews with three master international coaches.

Cutting through the mechanistic and prescriptive theory, this book acknowledges your job as a coach is far more complex and involved than simply setting exercises and drills and explores the thinking behind it.

Part One - Coaching Today

• Chapter 1: What is Coaching, by Anthony Bush
• Chapter 2: Coaching Identity and Social Exclusion, by Eric Anderson
• Chapter 3: Ethical Coaching: Gaining Respect in the Field, by Pirkko Markula and Montserrat Martin

Part Two - Coaching in Practice

• Chapter 4: Communicating with Athletes, by Imornefe Bowes
• Chapter 5: Coaching Experience, Coaching Performance, by Iain Bates
• Chapter 6: Knowledge for Sports Coaching, by Zoe Avner

Part Three - The Coaching Act

• Chapter 7: Coach interview: Lynne Gunson, by Leanne Norman
• Chapter 8: Coach interview: Chris Volley, by Jennifer Hardes
• Chapter 9: Coach interview: Andy Tillson, by Luke Jones

Jim Dension is an Associate Professor in Physical Education and Recreation at The University of Alberta, Canada