1st Edition

Sport Coach Education, Development, and Assessment International Perspectives

Edited By Liam McCarthy Copyright 2024
298 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

298 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

298 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Sport Coach Education, Development, and Assessment offers a range of coach assessment ideas and practices from leaders in the coach education and development field. A combination of theory- and practice-focused chapters aims to stimulate thoughts, dialogue, and actions. Sport coaches play an increasingly important role in delivering positive outcomes through sport for individuals, groups,... Read more

1. Coach Education, Development, and Assessment: An Introduction

Liam McCarthy

2. A Language for Talking About Coach Assessment: Stimulating and Sustaining Productive Conversations

Andrea Woodburn and Gene Schembri

3. Assessment Theories, Models, and Frameworks: A Review of the Literature

Clayton Roth Kuklick

4. Assessment in Coach Education: A Disjointed Piece of the Curriculum Puzzle?

Noel Dempsey, Reece Chapman,, and Colum Cronin

5. Reframing Assessment in Coach Education and Development Programmes: Assessment as Learning

Liam McCarthy

6. An Integrative Framework for Assessment in Coach Education and Development

Liam McCarthy

7. Developing Metacognitive Skills Through Assessment Activities in a Higher Education Context: A Case Study Of Haaga-Helia Coach Education Programmes

Vladislav A. Bespomoshchnov, Kirsi Hämäläinen, Maiju Kokkonen and Pekka Clewer

8. Assessment for Learning in a Sport Coaching Degree in the UK

David Piggott, Ian Cowburn, Anna Stodter and Chris Low

9. Engaging Coaches in Formative Assessment: Portfolios as a Strategy in a Learner-Centered University Course

Larissa Rafaela Galatti, Yura Yuka Sato dos Santos, Bartira Palma and Cauê Peixoto Pacheco Goi

10. Embedding Learner-Centred Assessments in an Undergraduate Introductory Coaching Course

Lori A. Gano-Overway

11. “We Were the Curriculum”: Embedded Assessment in an International Coach Developer Programme

Andrea J. Woodburn, Larissa Galatti, and Cameron Kiosoglous

12. Achieving Multiple Outcomes through Assessment in Belgium: Assessment as Learning and for Certification

Hans Vangrunderbeek, Margot Callewaert, Annemie Skopinski, and Maarten De Backer

13. Integrating Opportunities to Understand and Promote Learning through Assessment in Coach Development: Australian Perspectives

David Morley, Kate Perry, Alex Roberts and Maris Lidums

14. Sport Coach Assessment in New Zealand: A People-Focused Approach

Andy Rogers, Dave Keelty, and Nicole Youman

15. Assessment of Assessment: Perspectives on How Assessment is Implemented by National Governing Body Coach Education Programmes in the United States

Cameron Kiosoglous

16. Embedding Innovative Assessment Ideas across a Pathway: Opportunities and Issues

Zac Crawford

17. Making Judgements that Help Coaches Learn: An Example from a Category One Football Academy In England

Tom Hounsell and George Jones

 

Biography

Liam McCarthy is a senior lecturer in sport coaching at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He is interested in coach education and development practice, programmes, and policy. He has worked globally with a range of national and international sport organisations to think about, design, and deliver coach and coach educator/developer learning opportunities.