Coaching youth sports : guidelines to ensure development of young athletes /

Sullivan, Charlie

Coaching youth sports : guidelines to ensure development of young athletes / by Charlie Sullivan - Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022 - 1 online resource (120, pages) : color illustrations.

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I. Introduction -- 1. Youth sport research : what we know about youth sports -- 2. How to structure your team : methods to set your team up for success -- 3. Winning is important, but...channeling your team’s focus to play at their best -- 4. The science about how players learn : what we know about motor learning -- 5. Competition and deliberate goals : how to increase focus in your practice --
6. Communication and feedback : the art and science of how you should talk to players -- 7. Coaching Like a teacher : strategies that all great teachers use that will improve Your coaching -- 8. Reactions to errors : let errors show your players the path to improvement -- 9. Game day : things to consider when preparing for competition -- 10. Youth sports in Norway: are we moving in the right direction?

From research that has taken place on youth sports, to the structure you should use when starting your team, and the importance of winning, this book gives you valuable information for you as a coach. A coach will learn the science of how a player learns and techniques to be used to increase motivation. The best coaches are the best teachers and this book gives coaches the most important tricks that great teachers use.

9781475860030 (e-book)


Sports for children-- Coaching

GV709.24 / Su5 2022
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