Writing from experience as both athletes and school athletics coaches, authors Tammy Heflebower and Logan Heflebower detail specific attributes and behaviors of effective youth sports Coaches and the knowledge, skills, and intangible assets they must help student athletes develop.
This book will help you: Put game-winning strategies into play Reflect on your Coaching strengths and challenges Learn which Coaching behaviors help build necessary Skills in students Help players (and parents) better understand your expectations to monitor their own performance Recognize, reference, and Assess priority knowledge, skills, and intangible assets of various sports Study developmental sports scales, which enable players to reflect and set criteria-based goals Contemplate existing practices and ponder ideas for implementation Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Establish Coaching Roles and Expectations Chapter 2: Foster Positive Coach-Player Relationships Chapter 3: Determine What You Will Teach and Assess Chapter 4: Use Developmental Sports Scales for Tracking, Feedback, and Goal Setting Chapter 5: Case Study of Coach Heflebower\'s Players Appendix A: Generic Developmental Sports Scale Template Appendix B: Developmental Sports Scales for Baseball Appendix C: Developmental Sports Scales for Basketball Appendix D: Developmental Sports Scales for Football Appendix E: Developmental Sports Scales for Softball Appendix F: Developmental Sports Scales for Soccer Appendix G: Developmental Sports Scales for Track and Field Appendix H: Developmental Sports Scales for Volleyball Appendix I: Developmental Sports Scales for Intangibles References and Resources Index.
This Resource guides new and veteran Coaches in meeting the needs of the athletes they serve through practical ideas and clear expectations.
Writing from experience as both athletes and school athletics coaches, authors Tammy Heflebower and Logan Heflebower detail specific attributes and behaviors of effective youth sports Coaches and the knowledge, skills, and intangible assets they must help student athletes develop
