Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching

Introduction (Shane Pill) Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching 1. Athlete-centred coaching: Extending the possibilities of a holistic and process oriented model to athlete development (Linda L. Griffin, Joy I. Butler and Johanna Sheppard) 2. An athlete-centred approach to enhance thriving within athletes and coaches (Gretchen Kerr, Ashley Stirling and Joseph Gurgis) 3. Coaching tactical creativity in team sports (Daniel Memmert) 4. Athlete-centred coaching in disability sport: A critical perspective (Robert Townsend and Christopher Cushion) 5. Team culture and athlete-centred coaching (John P. Alder) 6. The importance of context in athlete-centred coaching (Wayne Smith and Rod Philpot) Part II: Research Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching 7. Developing an athlete-centred coaching high performance field hockey (Stephen Harvey) 8. Developing thinking players: A coach's experience with Game Sense coaching (Shane Pill) 9. Supporting wellbeing: Athlete transitions through elite to sub-elite sport (Deb Agnew and Andrew Marks) 10. Body in movement: Better measurements for better coaching (Carlos Goncalves, Humberto Moreira Carvalho and Luis Catarino) 11. Athlete-centred coaching and teaching games for understanding - not quite the perfect match (Adrian P. Turner) Part III: Researcher-Practitioner Perspectives on Athlete-Centred Coaching 12. Athlete-centred coaching for individual sports (Richard Light) 13. The autoethnographic journey of athlete-centred experiences, research and learning: Athlete to researcher now coach, and beyond (Karlene Headley-Cooper) 14. Athlete-centred coaching in swimming: An autoethnography (Terry Magias) 15. Athlete-centred approach - Beginning the process in junior teams (Greg Forrest) 16. Coach educators as athlete-centred practitioners (Ed Cope and Andy Lowe) 17. Applying the Game Sense approach and Mosston and Ashworth's inclusion style-e to promote athlete-centred tennis coaching with junior novice players (Mitchell Hewitt, Ken Edwards, Machar Reid and Shane Pill) 18. Athlete-centred coaching: Tensions and opportunities arising in the masters context (Dawn Penney and Chris Zehntner)