Successful sports coaching is as dependent on utilizing good teaching and social practices as it is about expertise in sport skills and tactics. Understanding Sports Coaching offers an innovative introduction to the theory and practice of sports coaching, highlighting the social, cultural and pedagogical concepts underpinning good coaching practice. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, the book explores the complex interplay between coach, athlete, coaching programme and
social context, and encourages coaches to develop an open and reflective approach to their own coaching practice. It addresses key issues such as: