Sports coaches apply their skills in a wider variety of contexts, and
with a more diverse range of athletes and participants, than ever
before. This book introduces the professional competencies and knowledge
needed to build successful working relationships across the different
communities and groups with which coaches operate.
The book offers important insight for coaches who work with specific
populations including different age groups; black, Asian and minority
ethnic (BAME) people; those of different gender or sexual orientation;
individuals with disabilities or illness; the socio-economically
disadvantaged; and refugees. Drawing on real-world case studies, such as
coaching girls in combat sports and coaching cardiac rehab patients, and
adopting a critical approach to values, philosophy and pedagogic
process, this book argues that understanding the recipient of coaching
and their particular needs is as important as content knowledge.
With contributions from leading coaching researchers and practitioners,
this is important reading for developing coaches, students on sports
courses and other individuals involved in the sport pedagogy domain who
seek to gain a better understanding of the demands of meeting the
specific needs of people in the coaching process.