Description
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 resource guides new and veteran coaches in meeting the needs of the athletes they serve through practical ideas and clear expectations.
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
Author: Tammy Heflebower, Logan Heflebower
Publisher: Marzano Resources
Published: 10/13/2023
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 10.91h x 8.55w x 0.22d
ISBN13: 9781943360802
ISBN10: 1943360804
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching | Subjects | Physical Education
- Sports & Recreation | Coaching | General