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Author:   Bettina Callary ,  Bradley Young ,  Scott Rathwell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9780367442385

ISBN 10:   0367442388
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   12 April 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The Emergence of Masters Sport and the Rising Importance of Coaches for this Cohort 2. Adult Learning in Sport: Implications for Psycho-social Coaching Competencies 3. Notions of Age-related Decline and Performance amongst Masters Athletes: Implications for Coaching 4. Age-related Physiological Changes in Masters Athletes: Coaching Implications 5. An Overview of Risk Factors for Disease in Masters Athletes: Implications for Coaches 6. Sport Psychology and Masters Athletes: Implications for Coaches 7. Roles of Masters Athletes 8. Understanding the Social and Relational Dimensions of Coaching Adults 9. Coaching for Personal Assets and Life Skills in Masters Sport 10. Roles of Masters Coaches at and around Competition and Events 11. Coach Development and Education for the Masters Coach 12. Policy Development for Coached Masters Sport- Possibilities and Problematization 13. A Way Ahead for Coaching Masters Athletes

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Bettina Callary is the Canada Research Chair in Sport Coaching and Adult Learning and an Associate Professor in the Department of Experiential Studies in Community and Sport at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia, Canada. Dr. Callary is the editor-in-chief of the International Sport Coaching Journal; she is on the editorial board of Sports Coaching Review and the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity; and is an alpine ski coach and coach developer, and Masters athlete. Bradley W. Young is Full Professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa, in Ontario, Canada. As a coach and Masters athlete, he has served as an advisor to the Coaching Association of Canada on Masters Athletes and is an advisor to Active Aging Canada and a member of a pan-Canadian network on Physical Literacy in Older Adults. Scott Rathwell is Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. Scott’s research focuses on the psychosocial factors related to lifelong sport and the mechanisms through which Masters Athletes maintain their elite performance.

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