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Coaching : a realistic perspective / Michael D. Sabock & Ralph J. Sabock.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Lanham, Maryland, USA : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2017Edition: 11th EditionDescription: xi, 345 pages : 26 cm illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442270701 (paperback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: CoachingDDC classification:
  • 796.077 Sa13 2017 23
LOC classification:
  • GV711 .S22 2017
Contents:
Coaches, athletes, and ethics -- Welcome to the coaching profession -- Special relationships -- Desirable qualities of a coach -- The roles of a head coach -- The assistant coach -- Considerations for married coaches, families, and single coaches -- The recruiting process -- Off-season planning -- Final preparation for the season -- Issues, problems, and concerns in athletics -- Coaching points -- Appendix A: Tournament scheduling -- Appendix B: Thirty rules for getting things done through people -- Appendix C: Twelve points of successful leadership -- Appendix D: Parents' expectations of coaches: a questionnaire -- Appendix E: Expectations of coaches: a questionnaire -- Appendix F: Sample practice plans.
Summary: This book details the duties and tasks of a coach and also explores the often-overlooked responsibilities that go hand-in-hand with coaching: relationships among players; ethical and moral issues; off-season housekeeping; and concerns particular to head and assistant coaches. This new edition includes updated material on the impact of social media and the issue of hazing at all levels of athletics. Each chapter also features discussion questions to help inspire debate over common coaching issues.
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Includes index.

Coaches, athletes, and ethics --
Welcome to the coaching profession --
Special relationships --
Desirable qualities of a coach --
The roles of a head coach --
The assistant coach --
Considerations for married coaches, families, and single coaches --
The recruiting process --
Off-season planning --
Final preparation for the season --
Issues, problems, and concerns in athletics --
Coaching points --
Appendix A: Tournament scheduling --
Appendix B: Thirty rules for getting things done through people --
Appendix C: Twelve points of successful leadership --
Appendix D: Parents' expectations of coaches: a questionnaire --
Appendix E: Expectations of coaches: a questionnaire --
Appendix F: Sample practice plans.

This book details the duties and tasks of a coach and also explores the often-overlooked responsibilities that go hand-in-hand with coaching: relationships among players; ethical and moral issues; off-season housekeeping; and concerns particular to head and assistant coaches. This new edition includes updated material on the impact of social media and the issue of hazing at all levels of athletics. Each chapter also features discussion questions to help inspire debate over common coaching issues.

College of Education Bachelor of Physical Education

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