Coaching Young Athletes

by Robert Christina, Rainer Martens, Brian J. Sharkey, et al.

This guide introduces and explains the basics of coaching, such as coaching philosophy, sport psychology, sport pedagogy, sport physiology, sport medicine, parent management, and sport law.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0931250242
• ISBN13: 9780931250248
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Practical book to coaching young Athletes

Very good youth coaching book. Well worth the purchase price. After reading this book you will be able to coach children well. Table of Contents Part 1 Developing A Coaching Philosophy Chapter 1 Your Coaching Objectives Chapter 2 Your Coaching Style Part 2 Sport Psychology Chapter 3 Evaluating Your Communication Skills Chapter 4 Developing Your Communication Skills Chapter 5 Principles of Reinforcement Chapter 6 Understanding Motivation Part 3 Sport Pedagogy Chapter 7 Preseason Planning Chapter 8 Preparing Your Instructional Outline for the Season Chapter 9 Preparing for a Practice Chapter 10 Teaching Sports Skills Part 4 Sport Physiology Chapter 11 Principles of Training Chapter 12 Developing Your training Program Chapter 13 Nutrition for Young Athletes Part 5 Sports Medicine Chapter 14 Injury Prevention chapter 15 First Aid for Athletic Injuries Chapter 16 rehabilitation of Sports Injuries Part 6 Other Useful information Chapter 17 You and the Law Chapter 18 A Parent Orientation Program FOREWARD from the book An estimated 12 to 15 millions young athletes participate in organized youth sports in the United States. As a group these young people represent one of our country's most important resources. as individuals they are their parents' most valued possessions. Yet all too often we as sport adminisatrors and parents casually entrust our sons and daughters to men and women who, as research has shown, have tremendous impact on our children's lives. the ramifications of this practice have come to haunt youth sports programs over the last decade. Now, as never before, there is an outcry for trained, competent coaches of youth sports. Filling the void of meaningful educational materials for coaches, parents, and sport administrators is Coaching Young Athlete. This book written by four of the country's leading experts in sport psychology, sport physiology, sport pedagogy, sports medicine, and sport administration, ivites your reading. Coaching Young Athletes is a must for all concerned about young people and sport in our country today.