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Purdy, Laura G.,

Sports coaching : the basics / Laura Purdy. - xii, 185 pages ; 21 cm. ; cased. - The basics . - Basics (Routledge (Firm)) .

77.02
CW858

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is sports coaching? -- The philosophical coach -- A history and a herstory of sports coaching -- Coaching as social: considering the taken for granted in coaches work -- Causes and consequences: coaches as motivated and as constructors of motivational climates -- Coaches' methods and athlete/player learning -- Learning the labour: considering coaches' learning initiatives -- Crossing lines: considering problematic coaching behaviour(s) -- Twelve hour days, six days a week, fifty weeks a year: considering the careers of performance coaches.

ISBN: 9781138890879 1138890871 9781138890886 113889088X

LCCN: 2017027285

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Coaching (Athletics)
Coaches (Athletics)--Training of.
Sport
Coaching

LC Class. No.: GV711 / .P87 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 796.077