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Author Jones, Robyn L.

Title Sports coaching cultures : from practice to theory / Robyn Jones, Kathleen Armour, and Paul Potrac
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2004

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Description ix, 185 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Steve Harrison -- Ch. 3. Graham Taylor -- Ch. 4. Hope Powell -- Ch. 5. Bob Dwyer -- Ch. 6. Ian McGeechan -- Ch. 7. Di Bass -- Ch. 8. Peter Stanley -- Ch. 9. Lois Muir -- Ch 10. Coaching pedagogy -- Ch. 11. Coaches' roles -- Ch. 12. Coaches' interactions -- Ch. 13. Coaches' power -- Ch. 14. Conclusion
Summary "Sports Coaching Cultures seeks to better comprehend the nature of effective coaching practice by examining the ways in which individual life and career experiences influence coaching styles and personal beliefs about effective coaching. Throughout the book, the emphasis is upon considering the coach as a person, and coaching practice as a complex social encounter."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis Athlete
Coaching
Education
Role expectation
Notes Paul Potrac is a lecturer in sports coaching at the University of Otago, New Zealand
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Coaches (Athletics) -- Great Britain -- Interviews.
Coaches (Athletics) -- Interviews.
Coaching (Athletics)
Genre/Form Interviews.
Interviews.
Author Armour, Kathleen M.
Potrac, Paul, 1974-
LC no. 2003047270
ISBN 0415328527 paperback
0415328519 hardback