Coach Education Essentials
Coach Education Essentials
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Sport coaches play a major role in the lives of athletes. Too often, however, the delivery of quality coaching is left to chance. Athletes deserve coaches that create positive environments, foster skill development and build character. In Coach Education Essentials, leading coach educators and professionals from around the world cover the core elements of coach education and development. As well as this, leaders describe how best to understand, cultivate and evaluate quality coaching. Edited by Kristen Dieffenback and Melissa Thompson, this essential text is the most authoritative resource on the topic. The book's contributors include John Bales, Wade Gilbert, Penny Crisfield, Daniel Gould, Luke Jones and many more. Grounded in current research and emerging trends in the field, Coach Education Essentials adheres to guidelines established by the International Council for Coaching Framework (ICCE). It is also consistent with the ICCE's International Sport Coaching Framework. Chapters cover the roles and responsibilities of the coach across various levels of sport. These range from prepubescent participation to Olympic-level competition. There are also chapters covering current models of coaching education, training and certification used by leading sport organisations. Coach Education Essentials is a comprehensive, insightful and practical resource for those invested in the development and advancement of coaching education. It is an asset to all promoting coaching as a profession.
About the Author
About the Author
"Kristen Dieffenbach is an associate professor of athletic coaching education. She is the president of the United States Center for Coaching and also serves on the research committee for the ICCE. Dieffenbach's areas of research include coaching education, professional issues in coaching, ethics in coaching and long-term athlete development. She has published research articles in scientific journals, authored numerous book chapters and written for several applied publications. As a coach, Dieffenbach holds an elite-level USA Cycling license and has earned a level 2 endurance specialization from USA Track and Field. Currently, she coaches semi-professional and professional road cyclists, mountain bikers and adventure racers. Melissa Thompson is an associate professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, where she has coordinated the sport coaching education programme since 2008. Thompson is a board member of the United States Center for Coaching Excellence. She is also certified by Association for Applied Sport Psychology , the ICCE and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He publications, in both scholarly and trade journals are focused on coach development and are a combination of empirical research and application-based articles. "
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