Coaching youth sports : guidelines to ensure development of young athletes

Author(s)

    • Sullivan, Charles

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Coaching youth sports : guidelines to ensure development of young athletes

Charles Sullivan

Rowman & Littlefield, c2022

  • : pbk

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Description

From research that has taken place on youth sports, to the structure you should use when starting your team, and the importance of winning, this book gives you valuable information for you as a coach. A coach will learn the science of how a player learns and techniques to be used to increase motivation. The best coaches are the best teachers and this book gives coaches the most important tricks that great teachers use.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 - Youth sport Research - what we need to know about youth sports Chapter 2 - How to structure your team - Methods to set your team up for success Chapter 3 - Winning is important...but - Channeling your team's focus to play at their best Chapter 4 - The science of how players learn - What we know about Motor learning Chapter 5 - Competition and Deliberate Goals - How to increase focus in your practices Chapter 6 - Communication and Feedback - The art and science of how you should talk to players Chapter 7 - Coaching Like a teacher- Strategies all great teachers use that will improve your coaching Chapter 8 - Reactions to Errors - Let errors show your players the path to improvement Chapter 9- Game Day - Things to consider when preparing for competition Chapter 10 - Youth Sports in Norway - are we moving in the right direction? About the Author

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  • NCID
    BC09482066
  • ISBN
    • 9781475860047
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Lanham
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxiv, 95 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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