Sports Coach as Educator

<p>Teaching athletes to improve their performance is the essence of sports coaching. In response to new government-led initiatives to invest in and develop coaching, this book is the first introduction to pedagogical theory for coaching. Bringing helpful insights from educational theory to bear on coaching practice, <em>The Sports Coach as Educator</em> expands and enriches the role of the coach and allows professionals to approach their work in new and inventive ways. Exploring the nature of coaching, this text covers:</p><ul> <li>educational concepts in coaching</li> <li>coaching, teaching and leadership</li> <li>athletes’ learning</li> <li>coaching communities and the social process</li> <li>reflective practice</li> <li>mentoring</li> <li>developing expert coaches.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Section 1: Introduction: Coaching as an Educational </strong>Enterprise 1. How Can Educational Concepts Inform Sports Coaching? 2. Coaching as an Educational Relationship 3. Coaching as Teaching: New Acknowledgements in Practice <strong>Section 2: Reconceptualising the Role of the </strong>Coach 4. The Coach as a 'More Capable Other' 5. The Coach as Orchestrator 6. First among Equals: Shared Leadership in the Coaching Context 7. Athlete Learning Within a Community of Practice: Is There a Role for the Coach? <strong>Section 3: Reconceptualising Coach Education</strong> 8. Cultivating Coaches' Communities of Practice 9. The Coach as a Reflective Practitioner 10. Mentoring: Harnessing the Power of Experience 11. Developing Expert Coaching</p>