Bücher der Reihe Professional Development in Sport Coaching

This book combines comprehensive research in coach development and hands-on experience to offer coaches and coach developers concrete, practical suggestions to improve coaching performance in youth sport. It speaks directly to coaches working in community youth sport programs, interscholastic sport, and private youth sport organizations.

Utilizing the eight dimensions of wellness-physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, environmental, occupational, and financial -this book encourages coaches to invest in their own wellness alongside that of their athletes to make a lasting impact and propel their athletes toward excellence.

Practice may be the most important predictive factor of athlete success in a sport. Designing and conducting effective practice sessions is therefore an essential element of all coach development efforts, and this bookis a practical guide to help coaches make the most of training in order to yield greater transfer to the game for their athletes.