Coaching Children in Sport
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (609 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415493919 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has also worked with national governing bodies of sport and national sport agencies in a variety of consultancy roles. Ian Stafford has worked extensively in teaching, higher education, coaching and coach development within the United Kingdom. One of his key responsibilities within sports coach UK was to oversee all developments relating to c
Good insight for any youth coach Amazon Customer Stafford and his contributing authors highlight many of the issues at play in youth sports. Good for coaches and parents of young athletes.
Written by a team of leading international coaching experts, teachers, psychologists and specialists in children’s issues in sport and health, the book explains why children should not be treated as mini-adults in sport and helps coaches to devise effective ways of working that not only achieve results but also take into account the best interests of the child. All coaches working with children will know that they differ substantially from adults in their capabilities, capacity for development and in their ability to meet the demands that sport places upon them. It examines key topics such as:fundamental coaching skills coaching philosophies and models children’s physical and psychosocial development children’s motivation safeguarding and child protection issues and coaching ethics sport and children’s health talent identification and hi
One of his key responsibilities within sports coach UK was to oversee all developments relating to coaching children. He has also worked with national governing bodies of sport and national sport agencies in a variety of consultancy roles. Latterly, he was the Director of Coaching System Development at sports coach UK. He has written a book on long-term athlete development and a variety of coach development resources, particularly in relation to coaching children.. About the AuthorIan Stafford has work