Download or read book A Coach s Guide to Maximizing the Youth Sport Experience written by Mary Fry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book guides sport coaches, parents and administrators in creating a caring and task-involving sport climate that helps athletes perform their best and have an enjoyable and meaningful sport experience. It introduces the concept of a caring and task-involving climate and provides a "how to" guide to creating this climate in sport. Firstly, this guide introduces the caring and task-involving climate and summarizes research highlighting its many benefits. Secondly, the five features of this climate are presented along with the reflective exercises for developing them within a team. Coaches will see strategies in action, sample conversations, and a variety of ways to implement the features of a caring and task-involving experience. By describing how it may be implemented and methods for overcoming possible challenges, this book finally highlights how parents and sport administrators can support the creation and preservation of caring and task-involving climates. By helping teams develop caring climates that optimize athletes’ sport experience and performance, this book is essential reading for coaches, sport administrators, parents, and sport psychology practitioners. It will also be of great interest to those who have minimal training in sport psychology, but who are involved in sport at many levels, such as youth and high school.
Download or read book Tennis Fundamentals written by Carol Matsuzaki and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2004 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the basic skills and techniques of tennis, and includes over sixty activities and drills, as well as instruction in singles and doubles match play.
Download or read book Gamespeed written by Ian Jeffreys and published by Coaches Choice Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soccer Fundamentals written by Danny Mielke and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2003 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Straightforward and fun, this book presents an understandable approach to learning the correct execution of basic soccer techniques. 125 photos.
Download or read book 5 Things Every Elite Athlete Should Know About Sports written by J. Stephen Palmer aka Stephen J. Palmer and published by TPH Group, LLC. This book was released on 2014-11-16 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a must have book for athletes, former athletes or individuals who want to be motivated; young or old looking to not only better their play on the field but inspire their lives off the field. You will learn simple truths that will have major impacts in your life, if you apply them. So, what are you waiting for? Don’t wait any longer. Turn the book over and start reading.
Download or read book Coaching the Whole Child written by David Haskins and published by Coachwise 1st4sport. This book was released on 2010 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develop young people through sport by coaching the whole child Coaching the Whole Child: Positive Development Through Sport will guide you through the 5Cs for your coaching approach: Competence Confidence Character and Caring Connection Creativity. The approach has its roots in positive youth development rather than sport and will help you recognise the value of the 5Cs for coaching. If you are responsible for coaching young people it will interest and excite you. It offers you... ...the chance to reconsider the emphasis of your coaching and provides you with useful tools to enhance the experience of young people. If you are a coach who is committed to developing participants both in and through sport, and open to adopting the holistic view of what coaching entails, this resource is for you. To aid with your planning, tables are provided to show the interaction of the 5Cs with the physical, mental, technical and tactical development of players.
Download or read book Learn n More about Track and Field written by Bob Swope and published by Bob Swope, Jacobob Press. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide book for kids, parents, or anyone that wants to learn more about track and field events, this text has 436 pictures, illustrations, diagrams, and charts, and covers all the basic fundamentals for the events.
Download or read book Contemporary Sport Management written by Paul Mark Pedersen and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2011 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the ideal text for students studying sport management, exercise, fitness management and athletic training. It will teach aspiring sport managers about this expanding field, enabling them to define sport management and discuss the scope of opportunities the sport industry presents.
Download or read book Functional Training Handbook written by Craig Liebenson and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2014 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Training has many different connotations depending on one's perspective. Traditionally, for healthy individuals or athletes it focused on strength, flexibility, or cardiovascular training. Such training would normally be supervised by a personal fitness trainer or strength and conditioning (S&C) coach . This book promotes a different approach in that the aim of training is to promote athletic development (1,2). From the perspective of sustainable athletic development, training is not limited to strength, flexibility or cardiovascular domains, but also focuses on the fundamental A,B,Cs of agility, balance, and coordination as a foundation for enhanced movement literacy (3)"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Motor Learning and Development written by Pamela S. Beach and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2023-04-26 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motor Learning and Development, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, unites two subdisciplines of motor behavior to provide an understanding of how humans acquire and develop movement skills throughout the life span. It prepares students to create, apply, and evaluate motor skill programs
Download or read book Developing Sport Expertise written by Damian Farrow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-11-29 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An athlete’s development from ‘ordinary’ talent to elite accomplishment in sport is a long one. The emergence and fine tuning of high level sport skills takes place in increments over many years and is a journey that fascinates sport scientists, sports coaches and sports fans alike. Developing Sports Expertise, the first available textbook for undergraduates in sports skills development, examines the science behind sports skill acquisition and explores the application of science to optimal sports training, and talent identification. The text also contains Coaches Corner insets throughout to provide effective day-to-day advantage based on in the text. Edited by three of the world’s leading scientists in sports skills acquisition and with contributions from both world class coaches and cutting edge researchers, this textbook provides comprehensive, authoritative guide to the field.
Download or read book Learn n to Hunt Em Shoot Em Prepare Em Cook Em Cookbook forBeginning Hunters Their Families written by Bob Swope and published by Bob Swope, Jacobob Press. This book was released on 2014-03-22 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Carolina Way written by Dean Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-01-25 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Coach taught me the game. . . . He's like a second father to me.” —Michael Jordan “Dean Smith epitomizes what a coach can be-teacher, counselor, mentor, example, friend.” —Bill Bradley “He's a better coach of basketball than anyone else.” —John Wooden For forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success. Now, in The Carolina Way, he explains his coaching philosophy and shows readers how to apply it to the leadership and team-building challenges they face in their own lives. In his wry, sensible, wise way, Coach Smith takes us through every aspect of his program, illustrating his insights with vivid stories. Accompanying each of Coach Smith’s major points is a “Player Perspective” from a former North Carolina basketball star and an in-depth “Business Perspective” from Gerald D. Bell, a world-renowned leadership consultant and a professor at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. The keystones of Coach Smith’s coaching philosophy are widely applicable and centrally relevant to building successful teams of any kind.
Download or read book Ebony written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.
Download or read book Coaching Basketball For Dummies written by The National Alliance For Youth Sports and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you’re thinking about volunteering to coach youth basketball? Great! You’re in for a fun, rewarding experience. Whether you’re new to the sport and looking for some guidance or you’re a seasoned coach hunting for some fresh tips, Coaching Basketball For Dummies will help you command the court with confidence. Each friendly chapter is packed with expert advice on teaching the basics of basketball—from dribbling and shooting to rebounding and defending—and guiding your kids to a fun-filled, stress-free season. You get a crash course in the rules and regulations of the game, as well as clear explanations of what all those lines, circles, and half-circle markings mean on the court. You’ll assign team positions, run great practices, and work with both beginning and intermediate players of different age groups. You’ll also see how to ramp up your players’ skills and lead your team effectively during a game. This book will also help you discover how to: Develop your coaching philosophy Understand your league’s rules Conduct a preseason parents’ meeting—crucial for opening the lines of communication Teach offensive and defensive strategies Keep your kids healthy and injury-free Encourage good sportsmanship Make critical half-time adjustments during a game Help struggling players Address discipline problems and handle difficult parents Coach an All-Star or Travel team Complete with numerous offensive and defensive drills and tips for helping your kids relax before a game, Coaching Basketball For Dummies is the fun and easy way to get the score on this worthwhile endeavor!
Download or read book Volleyball Fundamentals 2E written by Dearing, Joel and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2018 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to master essential volleyball skills such as serving, receiving, setting, attacking, blocking and digging. With this book’s coverage of scoring systems, rules, rotations, and common tactics, it’s never been easier to teach or learn the game.
Download or read book Coaching Science written by Dan Gordon and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coaching is an increasingly important area of sports science courses, and this text provides accessible and up-to-date coverage of this key topic. Modern coaches need to be applied scientists who keep abreast of research and are able to apply a multidisciplinary understanding to their practice. The book therefore examines coaching in terms of biomechanics, physiology and psychology, as well as perennial issues such as athlete motivation, nutrition, design of training programmes, talent identification, monitoring and ethics. Written by an author who combines academic expertise with high-level practical experience, the book successfully links theory with case studies.
