Millions of athletes compete in sport for the enjoyment, physical, and psychosocial benefits
that result from participation, and one of the most influential persons in creating a positive …

Positive youth development represents a strength-based approach to development in which
life skills are recognized as desired assets that prepare youth to function as productive …

Coaching is a vital factor for success in sport at all levels. Sport Coaching Concepts offers a
comprehensive introduction to the theoretical issues that underpin sport coaching practice …

In recent years, the value of social learning approaches as part of the design and delivery of
formalised coach development initiatives has gained credence in the literature. However …

A constraints-led approach (CLA), based on an ecological dynamics rationale for athlete
learning and development has been applied to analyses of individual and team sports. To …

The training of coaches is considered central to sustaining and improving the quality of
sports coaching and the ongoing process of professionalisation. Sports coaches participate …

The purpose of this review was to provide an overview and analysis of the existing literature
on coach learning. In this context, learning embraces all the processes and structures that …

Research into sport coaches' learning previously relied on descriptive learning histories and
retrospective coach perceptions that revealed little detail about the processes and outcomes …

Previous research has suggested that current formal coach education programs do not fully
meet the learning needs of coaches. The purpose of the present study was to examine …

Recently, a number of researchers have indicated that sport coaching is very complex and
context dependent (eg Côté and Gilbert 2009; Cushion and Lyle 2010). It has also been …