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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461301503321

Titolo

Coaching children in sport / / edited by Ian Stafford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-10589-6

1-136-96408-8

9786613105899

0-203-85068-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StaffordIan

Disciplina

796.083

Soggetti

Sports for children - Coaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. On coaching -- pt. 2. On children -- pt. 3. On sport.

Sommario/riassunto

All coaches working with children will know that they differ substantially from adults in their capabilities, capacity for development and in their ability to meet the demands that sport places upon them. Coaching Children in Sport provides an up-to-date, authoritative and accessible guide to core knowledge and coaching skills for anybody working with children in sport. Written by a team of leading international coaching experts, teachers, psychologists and specialists in children's issues in sport and health, the book explains why children should not be treated as mini-adul