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Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching book cover

1st Edition

Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching

Edited By Shane Pill Copyright 2018
236 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Underpinned by a philosophy of empowerment, athlete-centred approaches to coaching are defined by a style that promotes learning through ownership, responsibility, initiative and awareness. Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching offers an in-depth theoretical examination of player-focused coaching models, and provides professional guidance for practising coaches. Written by a cast of... Read more

Introduction (Shane Pill)

Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching

  1. Athlete-Centred Coaching: Extending the Possibilities of a Holistic and Process-Oriented Model to Athlete Development (Linda L. Griffin, Joy I. Butler and Joanna Sheppard)

  2. An Athlete-Centred Approach to Enhance Thriving Within Athletes and Coaches (Gretchen Kerr, Ashley Stirling and Joseph Gurgis)

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  3. Coaching Tactical Creativity in Team Sports (Daniel Memmert)

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  4. Athlete-Centred Coaching in Disability Sport: A Critical Perspective (Robert Townsend and Christopher Cushion)

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  5. Team Culture and Athlete-Centred Coaching (John P. Alder)

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  6. The Importance of Context in Athlete-Centred Coaching (Wayne Smith and Rod Philpot)

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    Part II: Research Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching

  7. Developing an Athlete-Centred Coaching in High Performance Field Hockey (Stephen Harvey)

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  8. Developing Thinking Players: A Coach’s Experience with Game Sense Coaching (Shane Pill)

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  9. Supporting Wellbeing: Athlete Transitions Through Elite to Sub-Elite Sport (Deborah Agnew and Andrew Marks)

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  10. Body in Movement: Better Measurements for Better Coaching (Carlos Goncalves, Humberto Moreira Carvalho and Luís Catarino)

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  11. Athlete-Centred Coaching and Teaching Games for Understanding: Not Quite the Perfect Match (Adrian P. Turner)

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    Part III: Researcher-Practitioner Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching

  12. Athlete-Centred Coaching for Individual Sports (Richard Light)

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  13. The Autoethnographic Journey of Athlete-Centred Experiences, Research and Learning: Athlete to Researcher, Now Coach, and Beyond (Karlene Headley-Cooper)

  14. Athlete-Centred Coaching in Swimming: An Autoethnography (Terry Magias)

  15. Athlete-Centred Approach - Beginning the Process in Junior Teams (Greg Forrest)

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  16. Coach Educators as Athlete-Centred Practitioners (Ed Cope and Andy Lowe)

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  17. Applying the Game Sense Approach and Mosston and Ashworth’s Inclusion Style-E to Promote Athlete-Centred Tennis Coaching with Junior Novice Players (Mitchell Hewitt, Ken Edwards, Machar Reid and Shane Pill)

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  18. Athlete-Centred Coaching: Tensions and Opportunities Arising in the Masters Context (Chris Zehntner and Dawn Penney)

Biography

Shane Pill is Associate Professor in Physical Education and Sport at Flinders University, Australia. He received a 2016 Australian Government Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning and is author of the popular Play with Purpose resources for teachers and coaches.

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