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Great Job Coach! Getting the Edge from Proven Winners
- Great Job Coach! - Foreword [FREE]
- Great Job Coach! - Introduction [FREE]
THE GAME PLAN
- Scope of the Book
- Our Selected Coaches
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Ice Hockey
- Volleyball
- The Method
- Unique Features of the Book
- The Collaborators
- Great Job Coach! - Chapter 1 [Members Only]
IN THE BEGINNING...
- ROOTS IN SPORT: EARLY SPORT CAREER
- Getting Hooked on Sport: Early Athletic Experiences
- Zeroing In: Committing to One Sport
- Couldn't Have Done It Alone: Parental Support
- Follow the Leader: Youth Coaches
- Encouragement to continue in sport
- Personal development
- Work ethic
- Leadership
- Poor coaching
- Initial interest in coaching
- ROOTS IN COACHING: EARLY COACHING CAREER
- Wetting Your Feet: Initiation to Coaching
- Moving On Up: Career Steps
- Contacts
- Current positions
- Coaching a New Sport
- Responsibilities in the Early Years
- Impact on their Athletes
- Coaching Women: A Challenge and Inspiration
- Learning the Game: Acquiring Coaching Knowledge
- Learning through experience
- Learning through observation
- CONCLUDING REMARKS
- Great Job Coach! - Chapter 2 [Members Only]
LIFE AT THE TOP: Philosophies of Success
- DRAWING THE MAP: PERSONAL PHILOSOPHIES OF EXPERT COACHES
- You Never Know Too Much
- It Takes Many Years: The Maturation Process of Coaching
- Hard Work
- Finding the Right Style
- ALL ABOARD: PHILOSOPHIES RELATING TO ATHLETES
- More Than Just A Player: Athlete Development
- Respect Is A Two-Way Process
- Friend or Foe: Relationships With Athletes
- Establishing The Ideal Setting: Steps To Facilitate Athlete Improvement
- A place to work, learn and have fun
- Constant and clear communication
- Letting athletes have a say
- CONCLUDING REMARKS
- Great Job Coach! - Chapter 3 [Members Only]
THE MISSION
- CHARTING THE COURSE: PLANNING THE SEASON AHEAD
- The Vision
- Athletes Buying into the Mission
- Planning the Mission
- Quadrennial Planning
- Seasonal planning
- Monthly planning
- Weekly planning
- Informing the athletes
- DRAFTING THE TROOPS: TEAM SELECTION
- Selection Criteria
- Communicating the Criteria
- Using the Support Staff
- Cutting Players
- TAKING AIM: SETTING THE GOALS
- Goal-Setting
- Monitoring the Goals
- LISTEN UP: TEAM RULES
- FLYING IN FORMATION: TEAM COHESION
- ADMINISTRATIVE CONCERNS
- CONCLUDING REMARKS
- Great Job Coach! - Chapter 4 [Members Only]
TRAINING: Blood, Sweat, and Tears
- SWEATING IT OUT: PHYSICAL TRAINING
- MASTERING SKILLS: TECHNICAL TRAINING
- OUTFOXING THE FOX: TACTICAL TRAINING
- No Drills, No Frills
- Scouting: An Indispensable Tactic
- Experiencing it First Through Simulation
- SHARPENING WITS: MENTAL TRAINING
- RELYING ON THE CREW: WORKING WITH SUPPORT STAFF
- TRAINING SMART: QUALITY TRAINING
- FINE TUNING: TAKING CARE OF ALL THE PARTS
- Off-Season Training
- Testing: Keeping Athletes on their Toes
- Planning is Everything
- CONCLUDING REMARKS
- Great Job Coach! - Chapter 5 [Members Only]
READY, SET, GO: Preparing For And Operating In Competition
- PRE-GAME: PREPARING FOR COMPETITION
- Game Day Preparations of the Athletes
- Early morning routines
- Mental preparation of athletes
- Meetings
- Game Day Preparations of the Coach
- Physical preparation
- Mental preparation of coaches<
- Individual rituals
- Pre-Game Warm-Up
- Team preparations
- Coach preparations
- Pre-Game Talk
- SHOW-TIME: COMPETITION ISSUES
- Coaching Strategies
- Officials
- Time-outs
- Intermissions
- Coaching Styles
- Emotional control
- Communication
- It's good to have help
- WRAPPING IT UP: AFTER THE GAME
- Dealing With The Outcome
- Reactions and Routines of the Coach
- Back in the Locker Room
- Post-Game Evaluation
- CONCLUDING REMARKS
- Great Job Coach! - Chapter 6 [Members Only]
COACHING CONTEXTS
- THE AMATEUR GAME
- University Sport
- International Tournaments
- International Environments
- Demands of Amateur Sport
- THE BUSINESS OF SPORT
- Dealing with Professional Athletes
- Dealing with Team Management
- Job Security
- THE CONTEXT OF FAMILY
- Family Support
- Family Break-up
- Marriage to an Athlete
- CONCLUDING REMARKS
- Great Job Coach! - Chapter 7 [Members Only]
LOOKING BACK AND THINKING AHEAD: Reflections and Recommendations
- WAYS TO THE TOP: ENHANCING COACHING KNOWLEDGE
- Formal Learning: Preparing the Base
- Applied coaching experience
- Coaching qualifications
- Learning from Other Sources
- Academics
- Books
- Innovative tools
- Networking
- Observing
- Working with others
- Mentorship: Way of Learning
- Clinics, Seminars and Symposia: Hands On/Hands Off Materials
- Attending clinics
- Teaching at clinics
- A VIEW FROM THE TOP
- Role of the Coach
- Learning from Abroad
- REFLECTING ON THE VOYAGE: THE JOYS OF COACHING
- CONCLUDING REMARKS
Sport-Specific Coaching Reports
- Sport-Specific Coaching - Introduction [FREE]
DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERT COACHES OF TEAM SPORTS
- Research with Athletes
- Research with Coaches
- Sport-Specific Coaching - Basketball [Members Only]
DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERT COACHES OF BASKETBALL
- METHOD AND PROCEDURE
- RESULTS
- DISCUSSION
- Early Involvement in Sport
- Learning from Mentors
- Early Career Coaching
- Mature Career Coaching
- Other Sources of Knowledge
- Goal Setting
- Long-Term Goals
- Short-Term Goals
- Team Cohesion
- Crafting the Training Environment
- Operating in Competition
- Player Preparation
- Support Staff Preparation
- Passive Preparation
- Formal Preparation
- Pre-Game
- During Game
- Substitutions
- Half Time
- Locker Room
- Returning to the Court
- Time-Outs
- Post Game
- Learning Lessons From Competitions
- Future Training of Coaches
- CONCLUSIONS
- Sport-Specific Coaching - Field Hockey [Members Only]
DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERT COACHES OF FIELD HOCKEY
- METHOD AND PROCEDURE
- RESULTS
- DISCUSSION
- Early Involvement in Sport
- Learning from Mentors
- Early Career Coaching
- Mature Career Coaching
- Team Building
- Crafting the Training Environment
- Athletes
- Work Ethic
- Interpersonal Skills
- Fitness
- Mental Training
- Teaching
- Selecting and Cutting Players
- Operating in Competition
- Pre-Game
- Self-Preparation
- During Game
- Half-Time
- Post-Game
- The Next Practice
- Future Training of Coaches
- NCCP
- Mentoring
- The Joy of Coaching
- CONCLUSIONS
- Sport-Specific Coaching - Ice Hockey [Members Only]
DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERT COACHES OF ICE HOCKEY
- METHOD AND PROCEDURE
- RESULTS
- DISCUSSION
- Early Involvement in Sport
- Learning from Mentors
- Early Career Coaching
- Mature Career Coaching
- Other Sources of Knowledge
- Team Building
- Crafting the Training Environment
- Practice Planning
- Goal Setting
- Operating in Competition
- Pre-Game
- Between Periods
- Post-Game
- Future Training of Coaches
- CONCLUSIONS
- Sport-Specific Coaching - Volleyball [Members Only]
DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERT COACHES OF VOLLEYBALL
- METHOD AND PROCEDURE
- RESULTS
- DISCUSSION
- Early Involvement in Sport
- Learning from Mentors
- Early Career Coaching
- Mature Career Coaching
- Sacrifices and opportunities
- Training Systems
- Rules and Coaching Styles
- Mental Dimensions
- Team Building
- Crafting the Training Environment
- Athletes
- Work Ethic
- Communication
- Respect
- Fitness
- Mental Training
- Teaching
- Selecting and Cutting Players
- Operating in Competition
- Pre-Game
- Self-Preparation
- During Game
- Time-Outs
- Post-Game
- Future Training of Coaches
- NCCP
- Mentoring
- Reflections and Ideas
- The Joy of Coaching
- CONCLUSIONS
- Sport-Specific Coaching - References [FREE]
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