The Psychology of Sports Coaching: Research and Practice

Author:   Richard Thelwell (University of Portsmouth, UK) ,  Chris Harwood (Loughborough University, UK) ,  Iain Greenlees
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138917163


Pages:   290
Publication Date:   18 July 2016
Format:   Hardback
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The Psychology of Sports Coaching: Research and Practice


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Author:   Richard Thelwell (University of Portsmouth, UK) ,  Chris Harwood (Loughborough University, UK) ,  Iain Greenlees
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.582kg
ISBN:  

9781138917163


ISBN 10:   1138917168
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   18 July 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. Coaching Athletes through Career Transitions 2. Creating Effective Development Environments for the Adolescent Athlete 3. The Theory (SDT) behind Effective Coaching 4. Understanding and Enhancing Coach-Athlete Relationships through the 3 +1C’s Model 5. Coaching through Organizational Change: The Influence of Leadership Succession Events 6. The Coach-Parent Interaction: Support or Distraction? 7. Helping Coaches Meet Their Psychological Needs 8. High Performance Coaching: Demands and Development 9. Coach Stress and Associated Impacts 10. Athlete Expectancies of Coaches and Their Consequences 11. Understanding Effective Coaching: Antecedents and Consequences 12. Definitions and Correlates of Coach Psychological Well- and Ill-Being 13. Transformational Leadership and the Role of the Coach 14. Enhancing Coaching Efficacy in the Psychosocial Development of Athletes 15. Antecedents and Impacts of Effective and Inspirational Coach Communication 16. Developing Resilience through Coaching 17. Integrating Decision-Making into Training 18. Pulling the Group Together: The Role of the Social Identity Approach

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Richard Thelwell is Head of Department for Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Richard has amassed a portfolio of over 70 peer-reviewed publications including edited book chapters, international journal publications and international conference papers. His current research interests lie within the area of coach psychology and in particular the themes of stress, emotion, coping and performance, psychological skills and behaviour change, and expectation effects. Richard also has a vested research interest in professional practice factors in applied sport psychology and is a Registered Psychologist of the Health and Care Professions Council. He also serves on the Editorial Board for the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, the International Journal of Sport Psychology, and is Associate Editor for Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology Chris Harwood is a Reader in Applied Sport Psychology and Sport Psychology Research Group Leader at Loughborough University, UK. He is a Registered Psychologist of the Health and Care Professions Council, a Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society and High Performance Sport Accredited (Psychology) Practitioner with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES). His research and teaching interests lie mainly in the psychological aspects of youth sport and athlete development with a particular focus on the psychology of parenting and coaching. He is also interested in professional practice factors in applied sport psychology Iain Greenlees is a Reader in Sport Psychology at the University of Chichester, UK. He is a Registered Psychologist of the Health and Care Professions Council and a Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society. His research and teaching interests lie mainly in the psychological factors underpinning performance in sport and coaching settings. He is also interested in the efficacy of interventions in applied sport psychology. Iain is a former Associate Editor for The Sport and Exercise Psychology Review and he also now serves as an Editorial Board Member for The International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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