1st Edition

Coaching for Sports Performance

Edited By Timothy Baghurst Copyright 2020
590 Pages
by Routledge

590 Pages
by Routledge

590 Pages
by Routledge

Coaching for Sports Performance provides a practical overview of the many disciplines necessary to be an effective coach. Using experts from across the sports science fields, this book teaches readers the core concepts in a practical, easy to understand style, separated into four sections. Part I explains the fundamentals of effective coaching including the development of coaching... Read more

Part 1: Fundamentals of Coaching

Introduction

1. Coaching Philosophy, Values, and Ethics

Doug Hochstetler

2. Pedagogy of Coaching

Melissa Jensen

3. Motor Control, Learning, and Performance

Darlene A. Kluka

4. Athlete Care and Injury Prevention

Tony Katzenmeier and Timothy Baghurst

Part 2: Coaching for Performance

5. Biomechanics and Skill Analysis

Vanessa Fiaud and Andrew Shim

6. Physiology of Performance

Chantel C. Anthony

7. Bioenergetics

Masoud Moghaddam

8. Sports Nutrition

Shelley Holden

9. Strength and Conditioning

G. Gregory Haff and Kristina Kendall

10. Sport Psychology

Timothy Baghurst

Part 3: The Business of Coaching

11. Sport Management

Matt Symonds and Tyler Tapps

12. Sport Media

Melvin Lewis and Andrew C. Billings

Part 4: Coaching Across Levels

13. Coaching Youth and High School Sports

Charles H. Wilson, Jr.

14. Coaching Collegiate Sports

René Lyst

15. Practical Advice from the Coaches in the Profession

Timothy Baghurst

Biography

Timothy Baghurst, PhD, RFSA is the Director of FSU COACH: Interdisciplinary Center for Athletic Coaching at Florida State University, USA. A Research Fellow of the Society for Health and Physical Educators, he has published many research and applied articles across the coaching disciplines in addition to several books. He is the current Vice President of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education and the recipient of the organization’s Distinguished Scholar award. He works with amateur and professional athletes as a performance coach and has represented England at World and Senior World Championships in racquetball.