Coaching Science

A very helpful text which presents important applied issues. -- Dr Andrew Balsdon * drupal *
The book provides a comprehensive overview of the science behind coaching. -- Dr Daniel LOW * drupal *
A nice straight forward text, suitable for our intermediate coaching courses. Not as advanced as for example Lyle, and more practical than for example Jones (even if both of those are quality texts we use elsewhere). What made us pick this text for the course was how it manages to get the point across without being too technical. Volunteer coaches want information they can grasp and tools they can use, without having to first study for a degree. This book provides this. -- Jacob Guldbaeck * drupal *
I feel this book is quite descriptive and general in content, that said as a coaching book it is nice to have all of the relevant areas in one text. Despite my belief that this text is quite a basic, entry level text, I think it will be of use to the academic ability of coaching students and as an introductory text for academic reading for sport science students. -- Miss Arabella Ashfield * drupal *
A well rounded approach to understanding the coaching process and understanding your athletes. This book takes a systamatic appporach to getting the fundamentals of coaching right. Particularly usefull are the clearly written methods of training and understanding individuals in sport. -- Miss Gemma Hallett * drupal *
Fantastic content and lay out for Leadership modules for Btec Level 3 sport and AQA A Level PE -- Miss Hanna Storey * drupal *
A solid introduction to the basics of the subject, particularly useful for Level Four and Foundation students. -- Mr Jamie Sims * drupal *
The text provides an excellent source to further knowledge and understanding of coaching topics and theories. They allow learners to gain a breadth of understanding around several topics and provide detailed accounts of theories and subjects that can be positively transferred to other units such as Goal Setting, Motivation, Stress, Anxiety and performance. -- Mr John Harrison * drupal *
This test will be recommended reading on a Sport Coaching degree not a Sport Development degree. There was no sport coaching option to select.
The modules where this book will be used include a 3rd year strength and conditioning module and a year one foundation sport science module.
The text as with others in the range offers clear and concise information that is related well to the reader. The only criticism of the text is that it is not in depth enough at times instead choosing to offer suggested further reading. The text will kick start off modular reading before more in depth texts are used. -- Mr Mark McKenna * drupal *
This book is a fantastic introduction to students for sports coaching. All aspects of coaching considered with coaching process through to monitoring performance of athletes. Would recommend this book for any level of coaching.
-- Mr Nathan Price * drupal *
The text was easy to read and the examples used are relevant to today′s contempory issues, which our students will find a great help in completing their work. -- Mr Phil Barter * drupal *
This is a great book to introduce students to sports coaching and the science behind this. All areas are covered from firstly looking into the coaching process through to monitoring and evaluating your athletes. It sits well for my level 4 learners perfectly as all of the aspects covered within the book are assessed in their coaching module. Would highly recommend this book for any level of coaching. -- Mrs Jaime Guinan * drupal *