Handbook of sport coaching research / edited by Bettina Callary (professor and Canada Research Chair in Sport Coaching and Adult Learning, Department of Experiential Studies in Community and Sport, Cape Breton University, Canada), Gordon A. Bloom (professor of sport psychology, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Canada), Steven B. Rynne (associate professor, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia) and Brian T. Gearity (professor, kinesiology and sport studies, Graduate School of Professional Psychology, University of Denver, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Callary, Bettina, editor.

Bloom, Gordon A., editor.

Rynne, Steven, editor.

Gearity, Brian T., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coaching (Athletics)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Coaching (Athletics).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This enlightening Handbook draws on a broad array of interdisciplinary fields to provide a nuanced exploration of contemporary research in sports coaching. Esteemed scholars assess cutting edge scholarship, uncovering potential tensions and contestations while encouraging future debate. Chapters examine methodological conventions, theoretical contributions and practical implications of coaching sport in different contexts. Across four sections focussing on perspectives from psychology, pedagogy and sociology and future research avenues, international scholars explore a range of key themes and underpinnings of the field. Authors assess topics such as coaching young and adult athletes, using technological innovations and self-development and burnout in coaches. They also draw from a range of perspectives including critical disability studies, poststructuralism and Indigenous knowledge. The Handbook of Sport Coaching Research is an essential resource for students and academics in sports management, education, psychology, sociology, business and management and economics. It is also a valuable reference for sports practitioners, managers and educators looking to understand past and future sports coaching research"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Understanding sport coaching as a dynamic and contested research domain / Bettina Callary, Gordon A. Bloom, Steven B. Rynne, and Brian T. Gearity

2. From then to now: A short history of sport coaching research / Wade Gilbert

Part I: Sport coaching research from psychological perspectives

3. A reflection tool to foster transformational coaching behaviors / Mia Kurtz Favero, Jordan S. Lefebvre, Jennifer Turnnidge, and Jean Côté

4. Coaching life skills in youth athletes / Scott Pierce and Daniel Gould

5. Integrating technology into coaching and the coach-athlete relationship / Douglas Stewart and Sophia Jowett

6. The role of passion in sport coaching / Robert J. Vallerand, Jérémie Verner-Filion, and Benjamin J.I. Schellenberg

7. Coach burnout / Göran Kenttä and Thomas D. Raedeke

8. Mentoring and developmental networks / Jordan S. Lefebvre, Danielle Alexander-Urquhart, Koon Teck Koh, and Gordon A. Bloom

9. Elite sport coaches as architects, sculptors, leaders, and performers / Clifford J. Mallett, V. Vanessa Wergin, and James Coleman

Part II: Sport coaching research from pedagogical perspectives

10. The constraints-led approach: How skill acquisition principles can inform learning design in sport / Adam D. Gorman, Keith Davids, Brendan Moy, and Ian Renshaw

11. Creating coaching episodes for retrieval and creativity using the spectrum of coaching styles and game based approaches / Brendan SueSee and Shane Pill

12. Sport coaching research using an andragogical perspective / Bettina Callary

13. Towards effectiveness of leaner-centered pedagogical practices in coach education: The urgency of designing learner-centered curriculums / Michel Milistetd and Lincoln Cruz Martins

14. Tangohia te awe māpara: Māori pedagogies in sport coaching / Jeremy Hapeta, Luke Rowe, Mohi Rua, and Isaac Warbrick

15. Getting to the heart of the matter: Coaching as socio-pedagogic practice / Robyn L. Jones, GethinL. Thomas, and Charles L. T. Corsby

Part III: Sport coaching research from sociocultural perspective

16. Women sport coaches, gender essentialism, and media representations / Claire Wanzer, Anna Goorevich, and Nicole M. LaVoi

17. Understanding dis/ableism in sport coaching / Robert C. Townsend, Kelsey Randrup, Olivia Clare, and William M. Roberts

18. The scholar-coach undone: Poststructural sport coaching inquiry / Sara Campbell, Brian T. Gearity, Clayton Kuklick, and Joseph Mills

19. Intersectionality and positionality in youth sport coaching: Implications for research / Tarkington J. Newman, Fernando Santos, and Marta Ferreira

20. Doing critical coaching research: Issues and opportunities / Christopher Cushion

Part IV: Sport coaching research future directions

21. A nudge to sport coaching scholarship and the 'researcher-developer' or 'developer-researcher' role / Julian North

22. Futures in sport coaching: New materialisms and the doing of agential realism / Allison Jeffrey, Pirkko Markula, and Marianne Clark

23. Digital technology in coach learning and development / Katherine A. O'Brien and Andrew Kennedy

24. Coaches' roles and needs around safeguarding sport / Joseph Gurgis, Gretchen Kerr, and Ashley Stirling

25. The sport coaching researcher: One actor in a complex world / Pierre Trudel and Bettina Callary.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035341641 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.