Coaching Adventure Sports is an accessible, user-friendly guide
that teaches practitioners the components of good coaching whatever
your field of practice. Written by two highly experienced coach
educators, this book examines the specific challenges faced by
Adventure Sports Coaches who work in natural environments or
specifically constructed artificial spaces, with diverse groups of
participants. It examines how to put theory into practice, covering
such key topics as: - Coaching for independence - How we learn -
Questioning - Embracing failure - Dealing with fear - Creating
great coaching relationships - Reflection on performance -
Developing as a coach Each chapter contains real-life stories of
putting theory into practice from established Adventure Sports
Coaches in a range of fields, from paddlesports to mountaineering.
This user-friendly guide is aimed at Adventure Sports Coaches at
all levels of experience and includes tasks to help readers explore
and consolidate new techniques and ideas. With an emphasis on
experimentation, adaptability and reflection, this book will
inspire any coach or practitioner with an interest in adventure
sports to try out new techniques and ways of delivery. Adventure
Sports Coaching is a full colour guide which balances a deep
interest in the methods and practice of coaching with a clear
format, illustrative diagrams and accessible language. Content
accords with a range of recent academic research, and each chapter
contains suggestions for further reading.
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