| Description |
x, 122 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1.High performance sport and sustainability: a contradiction of terms'? / Richard Tinning -- 2.Coaches' learning and sustainability in high performance sport / Clifford J. Mallett -- 3.Caring as an important foundation in coaching for social sustainability: a case study of a successful Swedish coach in high-performance sport / Eva-Carin Lindgren -- 4.Alternative discourses in the coaching of high performance youth sport: exploring language of sustainability / Karin Grahn -- 5.Techno-rational knowing and phronesis: the professional practice of one middle-distance running coach / Claes Annerstedt -- 6.Reaching balance and sustainability: weight regulation in combat sports. A case study of a female boxer / Marianne Pipping Ekstrom -- 1.Growth problems in youth elite sports. Social conditions, athletes' experiences and sustainability consequences / Ansgar Thiel -- |
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8.̀Just do a little more': examining expertise in high performance sport from a sociocultural learning perspective / Jessica Lee -- 9.Shifting the burden of proof in doping: lessons from environmental sustainability applied to high-performance sport / James A. Knuckles |
| Summary |
"Sustainability in High Performance Sport examines the pressures faced by coaches and athletes, and considers how sustainable science can offer alternative pathways to sporting excellence. By applying principles relating to carrying capacities, complexity and uncertainty, production and consumption, and ethics, this unique book provides new ways of thinking about both enduring and emerging challenges. With a scope that includes themes such as coaching practices, coach-athlete relationships, over-training and injuries, the development of sporting expertise, and doping, Sustainability in High Performance Sport is the most comprehensive exploration of sustainability in elite sport available. It is an invaluable resource for anybody with an interest in achieving long-term success in high performance sport."-- Publisher website |
| Notes |
This book was originally published as a special issue of Reflective Practice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Physical education and training.
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Sports administration.
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Sports -- Physiological aspects.
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Sports -- Psychological aspects.
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| Author |
Barker, Dean, editor
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Barker-Ruchti, Natalie, editor
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| ISBN |
1138100846 |
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9781138100848 |
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