With player-centered approaches to coaching, such as Game Sense and Teaching Games for Understanding, at the heart of the book, it covers key contemporary topics in coach education such as:
- Long term coach development
- Experience and culture in coaching practice
- Positive coaching for youth rugby
- Improving decision-making ability
- Collaborative action research in rugby coaching
Informed by work with elite-level rugby coaches, and examining coaching practice in both the full and sevens versions of the game, this book encourages the reader to think critically about their own coaching practice and to consider innovative new approaches to player and coach development. It is essential reading for all students of sports coaching with an interest in rugby, and for any coach, manager or administrator looking to develop better programmes in coach education.
With player-centered approaches to coaching, such as Game Sense and Teaching Games for Understanding, at the heart of the book, it covers key contemporary topics in coach education such as:
- Long term coach development
- Experience and culture in coaching practice
- Positive coaching for youth rugby
- Improving decision-making ability
- Collaborative action research in rugby coaching
Informed by work with elite-level rugby coaches, and examining coaching practice in both the full and sevens versions of the game, this book encourages the reader to think critically about their own coaching practice and to consider innovative new approaches to player and coach development. It is essential reading for all students of sports coaching with an interest in rugby, and for any coach, manager or administrator looking to develop better programmes in coach education.
Advances in Rugby Coaching: An Holistic Approach
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218Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781138805736 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 09/25/2014 |
Pages: | 218 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |