- Author(s): Rainer Martens.
- Published: 4-7-2004.
- SHK00445.
Being a successful coach is not just about Xs and Os and winning
games. It’s about coaching young people to become successful
athletes—and successful human beings. But unless you already have
the teaching skills of an educator, the training expertise of a
physiologist, the administrative leadership of a business
executive, and the counseling wisdom of a psychologist, you will
rely on this third edition of Successful Coaching to discover how
to excel as a coach.
Successful Coaching offers an in-depth introduction to the
coaching profession and is specifically written for the high
school and serious club coach. Integrating the latest sport
science research with practical knowledge acquired by highly
experienced coaches, this book features new sections on
sportsmanship, coaching diverse athletes, managing athletes’
behavior, preventing and addressing drug and alcohol abuse, and
coaching using the games approach. Five sections serve as the
foundation for the book:
* Principles of Coaching emphasizes the value of a coaching
philosophy and how to achieve the three major objectives of
coaching: create a team of winners; help young people have fun;
and motivate young people to develop physical, psychological, and
social skills. Featured is a new chapter devoted to coaching
diverse athletes, in which coaches learn about developmental
differences in youth, cultural and gender differences, and
differences in physical and mental abilities. Also new are
specific guidelines on sexual harassment, sexual relations, and
sexuality in sport, making Successful Coaching the first book
to offer written guidelines that address these issues.
* Principles of Behavior discusses how to communicate and
motivate players, as well as manage problem behaviors among
athletes, using a positive discipline approach.
* Principles of Teaching introduces the games approach to
coaching and details how to incorporate this new approach into
teaching technical and skills. Coaches will learn how to
develop an instructional plan for each practice and for the
entire season.
* Principles of Physical Training includes five new chapters on
training basics, training for energy fitness, training for
muscular fitness, tion, and battling drugs. Coaches will
learn to develop training programs for better sport performance
and to ensure the and safety of their athletes.
* Principles of Management covers the interpersonal and
administrative basics required for building a solid coaching
foundation that emphasizes team, relationship, and risk
management. Helpful advice on working with fellow coaches,
administrators, officials, medical personnel, parents, and the
media is also included.
With more than 500,000 copies sold since the release of the
first edition, Successful Coaching is the best-selling general
coaching book ever published. Produced by the American Sport
Education Program (ASEP) and written by ASEP founder Rainer
Martens, Successful Coaching serves as the text for ASEP’s
Coaching Principles course. This course is used by many colleges
and universities and endorsed by numerous state high school
associations and other sport organizations as the preferred
professional development program for their coaches. Each year,
more than 25,000 coaches take this course to further their
professional development and meet coaching certification
requirements.
Successful Coaching, Third Edition, was reviewed by the
National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and
the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education
(NCACE) and complies with the NASPE National Standards for Sport
Coaches and the NCACE Guidelines for Accreditation of Coaching
Education.