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Pass on to your athletes the rules of the sport, a clear presentation of your own team strategy, an understanding of their individual roles on the team and their individual strengths and weaknesses, an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of opponents, competition-like experiences during practices, and reminders of the keys to success before and during competitions. Since the tactical options may be different for different athletes depending on their respective strengths and roles on...
Many coaches object to the call for sportsmanship because they see it as outmoded. Other successful coaches let their players trash-talk or vent their emotions, so why shouldn’t I? Why can’t coaches let players be themselves? The issue is not whether you, as a coach, choose to convey values; the issue is whether you choose to convey the values of sportsmanship and whether you make this teaching a conscious part of your coaching.
In Sport and Character: Reclaiming the Principles of Sportsmanship (Human Kinetics, 2009), Craig Clifford, PhD, and Randolph Feezell, PhD encourage those involved in sports to practice and teach respect—for opponents, coaches, officials, teammates, and the game. Sport and Character: Reclaiming the Principles of Sportsmanship is endorsed by the American Sport Education Program. Rooted in the philosophy of "Athletes first, winning second," ASEP has educated more than one million coaches, ...
Most golfers seek new clubs or balls to improve their swing, but they neglect the benefits of physical fitness. According to Craig Davies, author of the upcoming Golf Anatomy (Human Kinetics, 2010), golfers spend minimal time and energy improving their bodies’ ability to properly move in the golf swing. In Golf Anatomy, Davies and coauthor Vince DiSai link fitness and golf through anatomical illustrations of golf-specific exercises.
Instructor Guide In this instructor guide, prepared by Scott and Caryl Doberstein and updated and revised for this edition by Craig Denegar, Ethan Saliba, and Susan Saliba, you can find sample course syllabi, sample lecture outlines, ideas for student laboratory assignments, and chapter outlines for every chapter in the text. View instructor guide
