1st Edition
The Applied Sport and Exercise Practitioner
Introduction
1. Professional Practice in Sport and Exercise
Paula Watson, Andy Borrie, Charlotte Chandler, Andy Hooton, and Andy Miles
Part 1: Context and Environment
2. The Development and Purpose of Standards in Sport and Exercise
Nathan Reeves and Andy Miles
3. Working Contexts; The Reality of Being in the Field
Laura Carey
4. Professional Ethics; Navigating the Challenging Moments
Emily Ryall, Andy Borrie and Paula Watson
Part 2: Being a Professional Practitioner
5. Getting to Know You; Understanding Identity and Role
Charlotte Chandler, Andy Hooton and Martin Turner
6. Getting to Know Your Team; Interdisciplinary Working with Others
Emma Cowley, Jennifer James and Jonty Norris
7. Getting to Know Your Client; The Importance of "Really Listening"
Paula Watson, Rebecca Levett and Chris Marshall
8. Organisational Culture in Sports; Perspectives, Traps and Entry Points for Cultural Practitioners
Niels Feddersen, Michael McDougall and John Downey
9. Reflective Practice; The Core of Professional and Personal Learning
Emma Huntley, Laura Johnson and Sam Napier
Part 3: Tales from the Field
10. ‘Relentless, Emotional and Amazing’; Working in High Performance Sport
Andy Borrie and Laura Borrie
11. 'A Challenging but Rewarding Path'; Working with Disability Populations
Louise Ferrandino, Simon Briley and Tom O’Brien
12. ‘We’re All Scousers Now’; Integrating Ethnically Diverse Communities through Physical Activity (The Toxteth Firefit Hub)
Martin Cooper, Sharif Yusef, Anthony Williams and Dave Scott,
13. ‘Balancing the Psychosocial and the Physiological’; The Day-to-Day Realities of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Anthony Crozier and John Buckley
14. ‘It Isn’t All Child’s Play’; Working with Children and Young People
Zoe Knowles, Hannah Goss, Cara Shearer and Freddie Turner
Part 4: Reflections
15. Effectiveness in Practice; Principles of Evaluation
Charlotte Chandler and Tim Donovan
16. Looking Across the Lines; Common Views and Shared Challenges
Andy Hooton, Paula Watson, Andy Miles, Charlotte Chandler and Andy Borrie
Biography
Andy Borrie is currently Senior Lecturer in Coaching and Professional Practice at the University of Derby, UK and has more than 30 years of experience in high performance sport and applied sport science.
Charlotte Chandler is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Derby, UK and acts as Postgraduate Coordinator for sport and exercise programmes.
Andy Hooton is Head of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Derby, UK and an HCPC-Registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist.
Andy Miles is a Principal Lecturer at Cardiff Met, UK and was the School of Sport’s Director of Enterprise for 10 years.
Paula Watson is an HCPC-Registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist in independent practice (Made Up To Move Ltd). She has extensive experience in the field of health behaviour change, both within and outside higher education.
