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The Coach's Guide To Teaching
Paperback Edition: 1
The mark of a great coach is a constant desire to learn and grow. A hunger to usewhatever can make them better.The best-selling author of Teach Like a Champion and Reading Reconsidered brings his considerable knowledge about the science of classroom teaching to the sportscoaching world to create championship caliber coaches on the court and field. What great classroom teachers do is relevant to coaches in profound ways. Afterall, coaches are at their core teachers.Lemovknows that coaches face many of the same challenges found in theclassroom, so the science of learning applies equally to them. Unfortunately,coaches and organizations have a mixed level of understanding of the research andstudy of the science of learning. Sometimes coaches and organizations build theirteaching on myths and platitudes more than science. Sometime there isn't anyscience applied at all. While there are thousands of books and websites a coach can consult to betterunderstand technical and tactical aspects of the game, there is nothing for a coachto consult that explicitly examines the teaching problems on the field, the court, therink, and the diamond. Until now.Intended to offer lessons and guidance that are applicable to coaches of anysporting endeavor including everyone from parent volunteers to professionalcoaches and private trainers, Lemov brings the powerful science of learning to thearena of sports coaching to create the next generationof championship caliber coaches.
Pages : 423
Publisher : John Catt Educational
Publication date : 2020
Subjects: Non-fiction, Published in the UK, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure, Sport & Outdoor Recreation, Sports Training & Coaching