Developing Sport Coaches

Developing Sport Coaches is a new text that supports the holistic long-term development of sport coaches as well as help aid existing sport coaches to understand their development.

Christine Nash (PhD) is the Head of Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences (ISPEHS) in the Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

SECTION I Coach Development: The Current Picture 1 Setting the Context Penny Crisfield and John Bales 2 Career Development of Elite Coach Developers Christine Nash 3 International Perspectives on Coach Development: A Global Snapshot Melissa Thompson, Michel Milistetd, Shigeki Sarodo, Pelle Kvalsund, and Hikabwa Chipande 4 Coach Education and Development: The What and How to Kristen Dieffenbach and Stiliani "Ani" Chroni 5 Transitions into Coach Development: You Coached So You Can Develop Kristen Dieffenbach and Stiliani "Ani" Chroni SECTION II Approaches to Developing Coaches 6 Knowledge Auditing for Coaches: Where Are the Gaps? Miguel Crespo and Rafael Martínez-Gallego 7 Apprenticeship and Coaches' Development: The Potential of Recognizing the Workplace as Learning Organizations Michel Milistetd, William das Neves Salles, and Heitor de Andrade Rodrigues 8 The Importance of Critical Thinking in Coaching: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff Loel Collins and Chris Eastabrook 9 Sensemaking for the Coach Developer Jamie Taylor and Christine Nash 10 Accelerating Expertise: Principles for Coach Developers Christine Nash Systems Approach to Coach Development 11 Volunteer-Led Sport (And Coach) Development: A Case Study of Pickleball in Scotland Pippa Chapman, Nanette Mutrie, and Sharon MacKechnie 12 The Coach Developer as a System Builder: Maintaining a High-Performing Sport System Cameron Kiosoglous 13 Diversifying Coach Development Diane M. Culver, Siobhan Rourke, and Tim Konoval 14 Cultural Competence and Intercultural Effectiveness in Coaching and Coach Development Andrea J. Woodburn, Vladislav A. Bespomoshchnov, and Mika Saarinen 15 Evaluating Coach Education and Development Programmes Hans Vangrunderbeek and Liam McCarthy SECTION IV Where Next for Coach Development? 16 Coach Developers as Agents of Change Christine Nash