Adventure sports coaching / edited by Matt Berry, Jane Lomax and Chris Hodgson ; contributors, Matt Berry [and fifteen others].

Format Electronic
PublicationLondon [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2015.
Copyright Date©2015
Description1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations, tables
Supplemental ContentEbook Central
Subjects
Coaching (Athletics)--Study and teaching.
Extreme sports.

Other author/creatorBerry, Matthew, 1969- editor.
Other author/creatorLomax, Jane, editor.
Other author/creatorHodgson, Chris, 1968- editor.
Other author/creatorBerry, Matt, 1970- contributor.
Contents 1. Conceptualizing the adventure sports coach / Loel Collins and Dave Collins -- 2. Understanding the role of pedagogy in adventure sports coaching / Matt Berry -- 3. Observing and analyzing performance in adventure sports / Craig Pulling, Pete Bunyan and Sid Sinfield -- 4. Theories of motor learning and their implications for the adventure sports coach / Ed Christian and Phil Kearney -- 5. Setting the scene : a framework for coaching practice in [a]dventure sports / Phil Kearney and Ed Christian -- 6. Coaching tools for adventure sports / Ed Christian and Phil Kearney -- 7. Coaching the advanced performer / Phil Kearney and Ed Christian -- 8. Planning for progression / Jane Lomax -- 9. Tactics : the missing link in performance / Chris Hodgson, Paul Gray and David Pears -- 10. Training principles for adventure sports / John Kelly and John Metcalfe -- 11. Using mental skills in your adventure sports coaching / Jane Lomax and Paul Gray -- 12. Risk management / Chris Hodgson -- 13. Professionalism and the adventure sports coach / Bill Taylor and Islay McEwan.
Summary Coaching adventure sports is part of the core work of many adventure educators but has been largely neglected in the adventure studies literature. This is the first book to link contemporary sports coaching science with adventure sports practice. It examines the unique set of challenges faced by adventure sports coaches, such as the dynamic natural environment and the requirement to train athletes to levels of high performance outside of traditional structures of competition, and explores both key theory and best practice. The book covers key topics such as: Skill acquisition and skill development Models of learning and teaching Performance analysis Tactics and decision-making Training principles Mental skills techniques Goal setting and progression Risk management Each chapter contains applied examples from a range of adventure sports, including mountaineering, rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking, surfing, and winter sport, as well as practical coaching techniques and a guide to further reading. Written by a team of authors with wide experience of coaching, teaching, researching and high performance participation in adventure sports, this book is invaluable reading for any student or practitioner with an interest in adventure, outdoor education, sports coaching or lifestyle sport.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Source of descriptionPrint version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Adventure sports coaching. London, [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, ©2015 xii, 258 pages 9780415746007
Genre/formElectronic books.
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