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    Adventure Sports Coaching by Berry, Matt; Hodgson, Chris;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 1
    • Publisher Routledge
    • Date of Publication 27 March 2015

    • ISBN 9780415746021
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages270 pages
    • Size 234x156 mm
    • Weight 408 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 25 Halftones, black & white; 13 Line drawings, black & white; 28 Tables, black & white
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    Short description:

    Coaching adventure sports has been largely neglected in the adventure studies literature. This is the first book to link contemporary sports coaching science with adventure sports practice. It examines the unique set of challenges faced by adventure sports coaches, such as the natural environment and the requirement to train athletes to levels of high performance outside traditional structures of competition.


    Written by an international team of authors with wide experience of coaching, teaching, researching and high performance participation in adventure sports, this book is invaluable reading for any student or practitioner with an interest in outdoor education or sports coaching.


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    Long description:

    Coaching adventure sports is part of the core work of many adventure educators but has been largely neglected in the adventure studies literature. This is the first book to link contemporary sports coaching science with adventure sports practice. It examines the unique set of challenges faced by adventure sports coaches, such as the dynamic natural environment and the requirement to train athletes to levels of high performance outside of traditional structures of competition, and explores both key theory and best practice.


    The book covers key topics such as:




    • Skill acquisition and skill development



    • Models of learning and teaching



    • Performance analysis



    • Tactics and decision-making



    • Training principles



    • Mental skills techniques



    • Goal setting and progression



    • Risk management


    Each chapter contains applied examples from a range of adventure sports, including mountaineering, rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking, surfing, and winter sport, as well as practical coaching techniques and a guide to further reading. Written by a team of authors with wide experience of coaching, teaching, researching and high performance participation in adventure sports, this book is invaluable reading for any student or practitioner with an interest in adventure, outdoor education, sports coaching or lifestyle sport.

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    Table of Contents:

    Introduction  1. Conceptualising the Adventure Sports Coach  2. Understanding the Role of Pedagogy in Adventure Sports Coaching  3. Observing and Analysing Performance in Adventure Sports  4. Theories of Motor Learning and their Implications for the Adventure Sports Coach  5. Setting the Scene: A Framework for Coaching Practice in Adventure Sports  6. Coaching Tools for Adventure Sports  7. Coaching the Advanced Performer  8. Planning for Progression  9. Tactics: The Missing Link in Performance  10. Training Principles for Adventure Sports  11. Using Mental Skills in Your Adventure Coaching  12. Risk Management  13. Professionalism and the Adventure Sports Coach

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