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Coaching Champions: Developing Young Sportspeople (Youth Coaching)

Coaching Champions: Developing Young Sportspeople (Youth Coaching)

by TonyGummerson (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

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Synopsis

The Youth Coaching series is a practical resource for coaches, teachers and parents of promising young sportspeople aged between 11 and 18, devised to help identify, nurture and develop sporting talent. The first book in the series, Coaching Champions, provides effective and accessible information and techniques for anyone involved in youth coaching. As well as sport-specific training programmes for both individual and team sports, this comprehensive handbook also covers: how to identify potential talent; age and performance; fitness and conditioning; training requirements; the training and competition environment; adapted training; safety. Further books in the series, to be published in 2006, will include Food for Champions and The Mental Game.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 01 Sep 2005
ISBN 10: 0713673354
ISBN 13: 9780713673357
Book Overview: Author has a huge amount of experience in the field, with over 35 years as an athlete, coach and lecturer in sports studies; he was also involved in devising a set of nationally recognised coaching qualifications Highly practical and accessible Each chapter includes a worked example, showing you how to put the theory into practice Suitable for a wide range of sports, from individual sports to team games An invaluable guide for coaches, teachers and parents of any promising young sportspeople

Media Reviews
Coaching Champions has a number of uses to the Physical Educationalist...[it] has broadened my knowledge and understanding of sporting talent. Physical Education Matters (Winter 2006)
Author Bio
Tony Gummerson is currently Senior Lecturer in Physical Education at St John's College, York. He was involved in devising the standards for a series of nationally recognised coaching qualifications.