BOOK

Coaching for performance : realising the Olympic dream

Lee, Sarah, editor, Dixon, Martin, editor, Ghaye, Tony, editor

2014

Overview

This book celebrates two important aspects of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. For those involved in any aspect of Olympism, and particularly coaches and athletes, London 2012 was about realising dreams, achieving success and participating in competitive sport at the highest level. This book sets out some of these dreams and the part coaches play in this. The book also looks at the notion of 'coaching-for-performance' and does this from an international and multi-sport perspective. From interviews with Olympic coaches, the experiences of those working in the field of high performance and from applied sport researchers, the book uses the metaphor of the 'coach-as-alchemist' in order to capture the dynamics of coach-athlete relationships and performance. Sports such as diving, swimming, gymnastics, skiing are included as well as individual and team sports.

• Publisher: Routledge
• Subject: Coaching (Athletics) / Olympic athletes. / Olympics. / Olympics
• ISBN: 9780415826525, 9781138850736

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
GV711.C63 2014	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE