Transform any rugby team from underdog to topdog with holistic coaching
Routledge introduces a new book exploring how best to develop a winning rugby coaching formula, drawing on cutting edge research to close the gap between coaching theory and applied practice.
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The key to successful coaching relies not only on traditional biophysical approaches but also more complex understandings of coaching as a set of social relationships and processes. This is the first book to apply these concepts to one major international sport – rugby union. Advances in Rugby Coaching delves into the intricacies of the coaching strategy, looking towards the five most powerful rugby-playing as well as advancements in pedagogical and social theory to construct a recipe for true success. With player-centered approaches to coaching at the heart of the book, it covers key contemporary topics in coach education such as: |
• Long term coach development
• Experience and culture in coaching practice
• Positive coaching for youth rugby
• Improving decision-making ability
• Collaborative action research in rugby coaching
Informed by work with elite-level rugby coaches, this book encourages the reader to think critically about their own coaching practice and to consider innovative new approaches to player and coach development. The book offers practical solutions that can be implemented immediately, making it essential reading for students, coaches, and managers looking to develop better programmes in coach education.
“Supported by contemporary research on rugby coaches and coaching, this book invites coaches to think deeply and reflectively about their practice, and has much to offer them… For me, personally, this has been a massive part of any successful team I have coached.”— Wayne Smith, former Crusaders Head Coach and New Zealand Rugby Union Assistant Coach and current Assistant Coach of the Chiefs
“This book is an excellent resource for all teachers and coaches.”— Eddie Jones, Former Head Coach of the Australian Rugby Union team and current Head Coach of Japan
Richard Light is Professor and Head of School: Sport and Physical Education, in the College of Education at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He played and coached rugby in Australia and Japan and has conducted research on coaching and learning in sport across a range of sports and cultures
John R. Evans is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney. He has extensive experience as a rugby player and coach in Australia, Japan and France and is the first Indigenous Australian to be awarded a PhD in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney
Stephen Harvey is an Associate Professor in Instructional Methods and a member of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences at West Virginia University, USA. Stephen has an extensive background in field hockey as player and coach and, before moving to the USA from the UK, was a National Governing Body coach educator and active field hockey coach, coaching with the England U16 Boys
Rémy Hassanin is completing a PhD at Federation University Australia under the supervision of Richard Light. Rémy is a French citizen who played and coached rugby in South Africa and France
Gemma Walker, Marketing Manager / 011 44 (20) 701 76192 / Gemma.Walker@tandf.co.uk
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