A coach's guide to maximizing the youth sport experience : work hard, be kind / Mary Fry, Lori Gano-Overway, Marta Guivernau, Mi-Sook Kim, Maria Newton.
This book guides sport coaches, parents and administrators in creating a caring and task-involving sport climate that helps athletes perform their best and have an enjoyable and meaningful sport experience. It introduces the concept of a caring and task-involving climate and provides a "how to&...
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Endorsement; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 A Caring and Task-Involving Climate: The Key to Maximizing Sport Performance and Experience; Highlights; Introduction to Nicholls' Motivation Theory Applied to Sport; Young Athletes' Understanding of Sport Ability; Athletes' Development of Their Personal Definitions of Success; The Climate on Sport Teams; The Addition of Caring to the Sport Climate; Reflecting on Practice; How Do the Ideas in this Chapter Align with your Approach to Coaching and to Life?; Self-Reflection.
- Definitions of SuccessCreating a Caring and Task-Involving Climate; Sources; 2 The Many Benefits of Creating a Caring and Task-Involving Climate in Sport; Highlights; Benefits within the Sport Experience; Benefits for Health and Life; Reflecting on Practice; Self-Reflection; Observing Your Athletes; Conversations with Trusted Athletes; Sources; Part II Features of a Caring and Task-Involving Climate in Sport; 3 Features of a Caring and Task-Involving Climate in Sport: Mutual Kindness and Respect is Fostered and Valued; Highlights; Make Connections; Welcome Athletes Daily to Practice.
- Get to Know All AthletesUse the Power of Observation; Structure Opportunities for Team Members to Get to Know One Another; Structure Opportunities to Get Know Athletes' Family Members; Communicate Care; Communicate Kindness and Respect as Part of Team Values; Communicate Acceptance and Value of All Team Members; Communicate Feedback in Constructive Ways; Listen and Respond with Empathy; Provide Encouragement; Act with Care; Model Kindness and Respect; Support Athletes; Discipline with Care; Reflecting on Practice; Communities of Practice; Sources.
- 4 Features of a Caring and Task-Involving Climate in Sport: Effort and Improvement are Valued and RecognizedHighlights; Strategies to Augment Effort and Personal Improvement with Athletes; A Focus on Athletes' Health; Strategies for Emphasizing Athletes' Improvement; Additional Notes about Emphasizing and Valuing Effort and Improvement; Reflecting on Practice; Effort; Improvement; Opportunities to Observe, Discuss with, and Learn from Others; Sources; 5 Features of a Caring and Task-Involving Climate in Sport: Mistakes are Part of Learning; Highlights.
- Why Teach Athletes that Mistakes are Part of Learning?Understanding Why Athletes Make Mistakes, Making Mistakes Part of Learning; Helping Athletes Buy into the Philosophy that Mistakes are Part of Learning; When is Punishment Appropriate to Use?; Reflecting on Practice; Responding to Mistakes: Observing My Coaching Responses; Communities of Practice; Sources; 6 Features of a Caring and Task-Involving Climate in Sport: Every Athlete Plays an Important Role on the Team; Highlights; Identifying and Communicating the Important Contributions that Each Athlete Makes to the Team, *****