PrefaceIntroduction. 7
Part 1 - Becoming a sports coach. 12
1 - Coaching in the Sport Domain: Definitions and Conceptualisations. 13
2 - Coaching Educational Programs: (Re)conceptualising How Coaches Learn. 41
3 - Coaching Efficacy: The Leadership Effectiveness Model 68
4 - Coaching Impact: The Transformational Coach in Sports. 117
5 - Coaching Around the World: On Becoming a Profession. 147
Part 2 - Acting as a sports coach. 191
6 - Coaching Profession: Acting as a Coach. 192
7 - Coaching Youth Athletes. 218
8 - Coaching High Performance Athletes. 258
9 - Coaching Life Skills to Young Athletes in Sport Participation Contexts. 308
10 - Coaching for Adventures Sports. 345
11 - Coaching Aging Athletes. 378
12 - Coaching Athletes with Disabilities. 409
Part 3 - Challenges of sports coaching. 440
13 - Coaching and Athlete Mental Health. 441
14 - Coaching Life Skills in Sports People. 467
15 - Coaching Cohesive Teams. 494
16 - Coaching Girls and Women. 524
17 - Coaching Efficacy and the Use of Technology. 543
18 - Coaching under Stress and Burnout 570
19 - Coaching the Coach: Helping Coaches Improve Their Performance. 615
20 - Coaching and Effective Leaders: An Overview and Recommended Research Agenda 669
21- Coaching in Sports: Implications for Researchers and Coaches 711