ABSTRACT

This book has arisen out of a need for a text which tackles the special issues relating to coaching children (from 6 - 16) in sport. Academics (many with coaching experience) and practitioners have been commissioned to write on their specialist areas.

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PART ONE Children and Sport: An Introduction

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PART TWO Developmental Changes in Children: Why the Child is not a Mini-adult

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PART THREE Important Psychological Aspects of Children’s Participation in Sport

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PART FOUR Applications to the Coaching Process

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PART FIVE Good Practice in Coaching