Routledge Handbook of Coach Development in Sport

<p><i>The Routledge Handbook of Coach Development in Sport</i> is a comprehensive text that underscores the importance of learning and context for those who sculpt the environment in which people of all ages develop in and through sport.</p><p>Coaches and those responsible for the development of coaches are best positioned as both learners and facilitators of learning. As sport becomes more globalised the concomitant professionalisation of coaches necessitates ongoing learning and development to embrace new knowledge and understanding. Moreover contemporary coach development presents as a wicked problem in that it continues to evolve it is contextually bound and there is no single or obvious way to approach it. Problematically there is often limited assistance available to support coaches and coach developers in their ongoing development. As such this book provides a truly international reference point that brings together leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe to provide an overview of the theories and practices of coaches and coach developers that are impacting the quality of sporting environments.</p><p>Therefore this book is an important reference for researchers scholars and practitioners alike in the fields of Sport Coaching Coach Development Sport Development Sport for Development Physical Education and related disciplines.</p>