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Sport psychology for youth coaches : developing champions in sports and life / Ronald E. Smith and Frank L. Smoll.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Ronald Edward, 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Athletic trainers.
- Coaches (Athletics).
- Sports for children--Psychological aspects.
- Sports for children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (165 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2012.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <span><span><span>Two seasoned sport psychologists help coaches understand the psychology of young athletes and provide guidelines for winning strategies that benefit athletes in sports and life. They cover issues like motivation, leadership behavior, values, life skills development and other topics, enabling coaches to have a lasting positive influence on youth.</span></span></span>
- Contents:
- Contents; DEVELOPING A COACHING PHILOSOPHY; Athletic Competition for Children and Adolescents: Why Youth Sports?; Sport Models and Goals: Kids Are Not Professionals!; BECOMING A BETTER COACH; Coaching Roles and Relationships: Influencing Young Athletes' Lives; The Mastery Approach to Coaching: Applying Sport Psychology; Communication and Self-Awareness: Skills for Improving Coaching Effectiveness; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT SKILLS FOR YOUNG ATHLETES; Goal Setting: Charting the Road to Success; Athletic Stress: Teaching Coping Skills to Young Athletes
- Mental Rehearsal: Using the Mind to Program the BodyCOACHING CHALLENGES AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM; Working Effectively with "Problem Athletes": Turning Problems into Opportunities; Coach-Parent Relationships: A Vital Link in Successful Youth Sport Experiences; What to Do If . . .; Final Words; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-149) and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-40183-4
- 979-88-8185-100-2
- 1-283-62282-3
- 9786613935274
- 1-4422-1716-2
- OCLC:
- 827955441
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