Sports Coaching Books

New and Published Books

1. Cooperative Learning in Physical Education

   A research based approach

   Edited by Ben Dyson, Ashley Casey

   Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

   Cooperative Learning is a dynamic instructional model that can teach diverse content to students at different grade levels, with students working together in small, structured, heterogeneous groups to master subject content. It has a strong research tradition, is used frequently as a professional...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
2. Motor Learning in Practice

   A Constraints-Led Approach

   Edited by Ian Renshaw, Keith Davids, Geert J.P. Savelsbergh

   Motor Learning in Practice explores the fundamental processes of motor learning and skill acquisition in sport, and explains how a constraints-led approach can be used to design more effective learning environments for sports practice and performance. Drawing on ecological psychology, the book...

   Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
3. Research Methods in Physical Education and Youth Sport

   Edited by Kathleen Armour, Doune Macdonald

   This is the first research methods book to focus entirely on physical education and youth sport. It guides the reader through the whole research process; from the first steps to completion of a dissertation or practice-based project, and introduces key topics such as: formulating a...

   Published November 29th 2011 by Routledge
4. Professional Practice in Sport Psychology

   A review

   Edited by Sheldon Hanton, Stephen Mellalieu

   Sport psychologists working with athletes, teams and sports performers are only as effective as their professional techniques and competencies will allow. This is the first book to offer a detailed and critical appraisal of the conceptual foundations of contemporary professional practice in sport...

   Published November 3rd 2011 by Routledge
5. The Psychology of Strength and Conditioning

   Edited by David Tod, David Lavallee

   An effective strength and conditioning program underpins the training regime of every successful athlete or sportsperson and it is now widely recognized that psychology plays a significant role in the application of strength and conditioning principles. This is the first book to examine the...

   Published October 30th 2011 by Routledge
6. Children and Exercise XXIV

   The Proceedings of the 24th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting

   Edited by Toivo Jurimae, Neil Armstrong, Jaak Jurimae

   Children and Exercise XXIV presents the latest scientific research into paediatric exercise physiology, endocrinology, kinanthropometry, growth and maturation, and youth sport. Including contributions from a wide-range of leading international experts, the book is arranged into six thematic...

   Published September 29th 2011 by Routledge
7. Strength and Conditioning

   A concise introduction

   By John Cissik

   Strength and Conditioning offers a concise but comprehensive overview of training for athletic performance. Introducing essential theory and practical techniques in all of the core areas of athletic training, the book clearly demonstrates how to apply fundamental principles in putting together...

   Published September 27th 2011 by Routledge
8. Training for Sports Speed and Agility

   An Evidence-Based Approach

   By Paul Gamble

   Speed and agility are central to success in a wide range of sports. Training for Sports Speed and Agility is the first evidence-based study of all those aspects of athletic preparation that contribute to the expression of speed and agility during competition. Drawing on the very latest scientific...

   Published September 11th 2011 by Routledge
9. Sport Education

   International Perspectives

   Edited by Peter Hastie

   Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

   Sport Education: International Perspectives presents a series of studies of the innovative pedagogical model that has taken the physical education world by storm. Since the emergence of the Sport Education model in the mid-1990s, it has been adopted and adapted in physical education programs around...

   Published September 8th 2011 by Routledge
10. Children and Exercise XXVII

    The Proceedings of the XXVIIth International Symposium of the European Group of Pediatric Work Physiology, September, 2011

    Edited by Craig Williams, Neil Armstrong

    Children and Exercise XXVII presents the latest scientific research into paediatric sport and exercise science and medicine, including contributions from a wide range of leading international experts and early career researchers. The book begins with chapters devoted to the five invited...

    Published September 7th 2011 by Routledge