1st Edition
Coaching Masters Athletes Advancing Research and Practice in Adult Sport
1. The Emergence of Masters Sport and the Rising Importance of Coaches for this Cohort
Bradley W. Young, Scott Rathwell, and Bettina Callary
2. Adult Learning in Sport: Implications for Psycho-social Coaching Competencies
Bettina Callary, Scott Rathwell, and Bradley W. Young
3. Notions of Age-related Decline and Performance amongst Masters Athletes: Implications for Coaching
Michael Stones and Nancy Leo
4. Age-related Physiological Changes in Masters Athletes: Coaching Implications
Peter Reaburn
5. An Overview of Risk Factors for Disease in Masters Athletes: Implications for Coaches
Mike Climstein, Joe Walsh, Tim Heazlewood, and Rudi Meir
6. Sport Psychology and Masters Athletes: Implications for Coaches
Tyler Makepeace and Bradley W. Young
7. Roles of Masters Athletes
Scott Rathwell and Derrik Motz
8. Understanding the Social and Relational Dimensions of Coaching Adults
Chelsea Currie, Bettina Callary, and Bradley W. Young
9. Coaching for Personal Assets and Life Skills in Masters Sport
Shruti Patelia, Jessica Fraser-Thomas, and Joe Baker
10. Roles of Masters Coaches at and around Competition and Events
Steven Rynne, Katherine O’Brien, and Bettina Callary
11. Coach Development and Education for the Masters Coach
Bettina Callary and Brian Gearity
12. Policy Development for Coached Masters Sport- Possibilities and Problematization
Cameron Kiosoglous and Bettina Callary
13. A Way Ahead for Coaching Masters Athletes
Bettina Callary, Catalina Belalcazar, Scott Rathwell, and Bradley W. Young
Biography
Bettina Callary is the Canada Research Chair in Sport Coaching and Adult Learning and an Associate Professor in the Department of Experiential Studies in Community and Sport at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia, Canada. Dr. Callary is the editor-in-chief of the International Sport Coaching Journal; she is on the editorial board of Sports Coaching Review and the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity; and is an alpine ski coach and coach developer, and Masters athlete.
Bradley W. Young is Full Professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa, in Ontario, Canada. As a coach and Masters athlete, he has served as an advisor to the Coaching Association of Canada on Masters Athletes and is an advisor to Active Aging Canada and a member of a pan-Canadian network on Physical Literacy in Older Adults.
Scott Rathwell is Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. Scott’s research focuses on the psychosocial factors related to lifelong sport and the mechanisms through which Masters Athletes maintain their elite performance.
