Neville Cross & John Lyle
About the Product
The coaching process in sport - What is it? Who is involved? How does it work in practice?
The 'coaching process' is both eclectic and multi-disciplinary. It is the coach's role to manage the various parts of the process to form an effective strategy for improving sports performance in the athlete or team. For this unique book, the editors have brought together a team of expert contributors to answer these questions and to share their experiences in coaching, some at the Olympic level.
The reader will:
Learn about the principles of coaching
Find examples of how these are translated into practice
Appreciate how sports science is effectively applied to coaching
Understand what constitutes a successful coaching strategy
Acquire the knowledge necessary to enhance sporting performance
Edited by
Neville Cross BA(Hons) MSc(Leicester) MSc(Heriot-Watt) FISC
Former Lecturer in Sport and Leisure studies, Faculty of Education, The University of Edinburgh, UK
John Lyle BA(Hons) MSc MEd EdD PgDipMan PgCertEd
Head of Sport Sciences Division, Faculty of Social Science, University of Northumbria at Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Professor of Sports Coaching, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK
Contributors
Bob Brewer BEdPE(Hons) MA(PE) MA(Ed)
Simon Coleman BA PhD
Richard Cox (PhD CPsycol AFBPsS
Malcolm Fairweather BA PgCertEd MSc PhD
Andrew Maile BA(Hons) MA PgCertEd
Table of Contents
Part 1 The Concept of the Coaching Process:
The coaching process: an overview (John Lyle);
Coaching philosophy and coaching behaviour (John Lyle);
Coaching effectiveness (Neville Cross);
Part 2 The Application of Sports Science in Coaching:
Psychological considerations of effective coaching (Richard Cox);
Applied physiology of sports coaching (Andrew Maile);
Skill learning principles: implications for coaching practice (Malcolm Fairweather);
Biomechanics and its application to coaching practice (Simon Coleman);
Part 3 Applying the Coaching Process in Specific Contexts:
Coaching children (Neville Cross & Bob Brewer);
Individualization of training programmes (Neville Cross);
Overtraining and the coaching process (Neville Cross & John Lyle);
Coaches' decision making (John Lyle);
Coaching and the management of performance systems (John Lyle).
Words of Praise
"This book is eminently suitable for those studying 'coaching' at undergraduate level. The logical format with good clear up-to-date referencing at the end of every section makes it an ideal reference book, and it should be provided by sport and physical education departments within colleges and universities."
Physiotherapy/Frontline, January 2001
