Binding: Paperback
Description: Learning from Serial Winning Coaches provides performance coaches and directors coach developers and researchers with the knowledge and tools to affirm and challenge policy and practice and conduct further research to inform future policy and practice in the identification recruitment and development of performance coaches. Leading an athlete or team to an Olympic or world championship gold medal or professional league title is a great achievement for a coach; a dream that comes true for a small group of privileged coaches. This outstanding accomplishment can become the defining moment of their careers. Winning multiple golds and championships with different athletes or teams and across multiple major events spanning decades is the prerogative of an exclusive club of coaches. This book reveals the secrets experiences and practices of 17 of these coaches across 10 sports and 10 different countries. Through a combination of in - depth interviews with the coaches and their athletes and a detailed analysis of their personality and motivational profiles Mallett and Lara - Bercial offer a unique portrait of the day - to - day workings of these coaches: who they are how they operate their leadership style and their inimitable and often serendipitous journeys to the top of the sporting world. Learning from Serial Winning Coaches goes beyond the description of isolated coaching behaviours provided by previous research to explore the personal realities of these exceptional men and women coaches and athletes. The emerging multi - dimensional picture sheds light on the unique conditions and practices that lead to the unparalleled success of these true outliers. This book is key reading for researchers coaching and coaching psychology students performance coaches and directors and coach developers providing a novel evidence - based theoretical framework to conduct further research shape and reshape coach development and facilitate the identification and recruitment of the next generation of serial winners.
Title: Learning From Serial Winning Coaches Caring Determination
Author(s): Lara - Bercial Sergio
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367347185
Pages: 204 Pages, 10 Tables, Black And White; 2 Line Drawings, Black And White; 2 Illustrations, Black And
Publication Date: 9/19/2023
Category: Sports Psychology