ABSTRACT
The Routledge Handbook of Coach Development in Sport is a comprehensive text that underscores the importance of learning and context for those who sculpt the environment in which people of all ages develop in and through sport.
Coaches and those responsible for the development of coaches are best positioned as both learners and facilitators of learning. As sport becomes more globalised, the concomitant professionalisation of coaches necessitates ongoing learning and development to embrace new knowledge and understanding. Moreover, contemporary coach development presents as a wicked problem, in that it continues to evolve, it is contextually bound, and there is no single or obvious way to approach it. Problematically, there is often limited assistance available to support coaches and coach developers in their ongoing development. As such, this book provides a truly international reference point that brings together leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe to provide an overview of the theories and practices of coaches and coach developers that are impacting the quality of sporting environments.
Therefore, this book is an important reference for researchers, scholars, and practitioners alike in the fields of Sport Coaching, Coach Development, Sport Development, Sport for Development, Physical Education and related disciplines.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|120 pages
Coach Development Globally
chapter 2|23 pages
Coach Development in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
part II|73 pages
Theorising and Research Informing Coach Development
chapter 9|12 pages
Introducing Coach Learners to Behaviourist Coaching Principles
chapter 12|17 pages
Learning as a Social Enterprise
part III|160 pages
Perspectives on Coach Development in Action
chapter 18|14 pages
Football Coaching, the Portuguese Way
chapter 21|16 pages
Coach Development in a Basketball Context
part IV|89 pages
Critical Issues in Coach Development