Sports coaching in South Africa

A status quo

Author/s: Kubayi A

Edition: 1

ISBN: 9780627039997

eISBN: N/A

ePub ISBN: 9780627040009

Pages: 236

Published: 2024

Print Recommended Retail Price: R 495.00

Sports coaching in South Africa: A status quo is written by South Africans for South Africans. It is a textbook aimed at bridging the gap between theory and practice by introducing the principles of sports coaching using real-world examples and data from the South African context.

Divided into four main parts, with altogether 12 chapters, it explores topics such as:

The history and development of sports coaching
The roles and legal responsibilities of sports coaches, as well as their competitive intelligence
Safety issues and interventions in sports coaching
Coaching differently-abled athletes
Coaching for performance, zooming in on support systems, injury prevention and management
Monitoring fitness and fatigue
The psychology of sports coaching
Using performance analysis for Generation Z players participating in invasion team sports

This book is a must-read for practising coaches as well as researchers and students in the fields of sports coaching, human movement science and sports and exercise science.

PART A: INTRODUCTION

1. The history and development of sports coaching

PART B: FUNDAMENTALS OF SPORTS COACHING

2. Examining sports coaching within the South African context

3. The legal responsibilities of sports coaches

4. Roles of a sports coach

5. Safety issues and interventions in sports coaching

6. Competitive intelligence of South African sports coaches

PART C: COACHING DIFFERENTLY-ABLED ATHLETES

7. Coaching special populations

PART D: COACHING FOR PERFORMANCE

8. Support systems for sport teams

9. A multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to performance and injury prevention and management

10. Monitoring fitness and fatigue for coaches

11. The psychology of sports coaching

12. Creating a learning environment through the use of performance analysis for Generation Z players participating in invasion team sports

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