Better Coaching: Advanced Coach's Manual - 2nd Edition » (2nd Edition)

Better Coaching provides updated information on the sport sciences, including anatomy, physiology, psychology, biomechanics, and skill acquisition, which are vital for coaches in a range of sports. It features practical guidelines to develop athletes' endurance, speed, strength, power, and flexibility, and also uses of a range of case studies, examples and anecdotes to de-mystify some of the more technical sports science information. Coaching tips at the end of each chapter summarize key messages from each chapter.

This edition also has a greater emphasis on the management, planning and interpersonal skills required of the modern coach. New chapters on risk management, resource management, and coaching methods are important additions to this manual, and emphasize the broad role of the coach in sport. Excellent new chapters include ‘Working with Teams', and ‘Adopting a Balanced Approach to Coaching'.

The welfare of the athlete is another important theme emphasized in Better Coaching. The opening chapter, ‘The Role of the Coach', sets the scene for an athlete-focused approach to coaching. In addition, the chapters on ‘Coaching Athletes as Individuals', ‘Sports Nutrition', and ‘Medical Considerations in Sport' provide information and examples on how best to assist their athletes with the range of issues they may face.

Better Coaching combines the application of training principles and methods with the people skills required to succeed as a coach. The text encourages a balanced approach to training, recovery, competition and life, and illustrates how best to enhance fitness, technique, mental skills and nutrition to minimize injury and illness. In addition, contemporary-coaching issues, such as legal, ethical and behavioral issues, drugs in sport, and information technology developments are addressed.

The Coach
Chapter 1 Roles and Responsibilities of the Coach by Gene Schembri Chapter 2 Coaching Methods by Brian Douge Chapter 3 The Coach as a Resource Manager by Craig Davies Chapter 4 Risk Management for Coaches by Deborah Healey

The Athlete
Chapter 5 Functional Anatomy by Julie Steele & Deidre McGhee Chapter 6 Physiology and Sports Performance by Alan Roberts Chapter 7 Testing the Athlete by David Pyne Chapter 8 Coaching Athletes as Individuals by Geraldine Naughton

Preparing the Athlete
Chapter 9 Principles of Training by Frank Pyke Chapter 10 Endurance Training by Richard Telford Chapter 11 Speed, Strength and Power Training by Warren Young Chapter 12 Flexibility Training by Victor Popov Chapter 13 Performance Psychology by Sandy Gordon Chapter 14 Acquisition of Skill by Bruce Abernethy Chapter 15 Biomechanics of Sport by Bruce Elliott Chapter 16 Sports Nutrition by Karen Inge Chapter 17 Medical Considerations in Sport by Arjun Rao and the Australian Sports Drug Agency

Integrating the Program
Chapter 18 An Integrated Approach to Planning by Peter Spence Chapter 19 Working with Teams by Jill McIntosh Chapter 20 Adopting a Balanced Approach by Deidre Anderson