Musculoskeletal Key

‘Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile’…

Introduction When the word ethics is mentioned, often the first reaction is to assume that what follows is a ‘right’ and a ‘wrong’ way of doing things. This is not…

Introduction This chapter will set out a series of problems and choices that currently face the development of the coaching workforce in the UK. While not currently a traditional ‘academic’…

utilising ‘practice theories’ and ‘theories of practice’ Tania Cassidy Introduction In the past decade scholarly interest in coaching has intensified, a situation that Lyle (2002) attributes to improved career opportunities…

Introduction: The centrality of learning to sports performance: the habitus and ‘techniques of the body’ There was a time when pedagogy was not considered to be important for sports coaches…

professional development for sports coach professionals Kathleen M. Armour Ben’s story Ben started out, like so many others before him, as a volunteer in the sport in which his children…

Introduction In approaching this book, we begin by asking ourselves how much progress has been made since the publication of the early attempts to conceptualise the field (Lyle, 1996 and…

pathways and communities Clifford J. Mallett Introduction Elite sport in many Western countries (and increasingly in developing countries) is a culturally significant activity that captures the attention of the public,…