{"product_id":"coaching-masters-athletes-advancing-research-and-practice-in-adult-sport-paperback","title":"Coaching Masters Athletes: Advancing Research and Practice in Adult Sport - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBettina Callary\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBradley Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eScott Rathwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a foundational resource for all coaches and student coaches who are, or who plan to be, working with Masters athletes. This athletic cohort typically includes adults over the age of 35 years who are registered for sport programs\/events, and who invest in training to improve themselves for competitions that range from recreational to championship caliber.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the boom in Masters sport continues worldwide, coaches are increasingly tasked with the development and support of adults' quality sport experiences, and the implementation of strategies to foster skill acquisition and to facilitate their pursuit of competitive goals. This book presents what is different about coaching Masters athletes and prompts coaches to expand their scope of practice beyond traditional knowledge associated with youth or younger adult cohorts. It is essential for coaches to understand the psychological and social considerations that are unique to coaching adult sports-persons and Masters athletes, and that can be adapted to adults whose training and preparation for competition is quite varied. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoaching Masters Athletes: Advancing Research and Practice in Adult Sport explores the research and practice specific to planning to coach Masters athletes and divulges what is known about distinctive considerations for delivering coaching interventions to this cohort, expanding on coaches' abilities to influence adults' personal development, as well as their own coach education through Masters Sport. Readers and students of Coaching, Physical Activity, Health Psychology, Sport Leadership and Exercises Science will gain valuable applied perspectives grounded in best practice research on how to coach one of the fastest-growing sporting cohorts, to promote quality adult sport, and to keep adult sports-persons engaged and active as they age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBettina Callary \u003c\/strong\u003eis the Canada Research Chair in Sport Coaching and Adult Learning and an Associate Professor in the Department of Experiential Studies in Community and Sport at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia, Canada. Dr. Callary is the editor-in-chief of the \u003cem\u003eInternational Sport Coaching Journal\u003c\/em\u003e; she is on the editorial board of \u003cem\u003eSports Coaching Review\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Aging and Physical Activity\u003c\/em\u003e; and is an alpine ski coach and coach developer, and Masters athlete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBradley W. Young is Full Professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa, in Ontario, Canada. As a coach and Masters athlete, he has served as an advisor to the Coaching Association of Canada on Masters Athletes and is an advisor to Active Aging Canada and a member of a pan-Canadian network on Physical Literacy in Older Adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScott Rathwell\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology \u0026amp; Physical Education at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. Scott's research focuses on the psychosocial factors related to lifelong sport and the mechanisms through which Masters Athletes maintain their elite performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42100319715463,"sku":"9780367442378","price":100.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4107a65a6db032800c185c46146686c7.webp?v=1732383553","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/coaching-masters-athletes-advancing-research-and-practice-in-adult-sport-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}