The Coach’s Guide to Teaching
£17.10
The mark of a great coach is a constant desire to learn and grow. A hunger to use whatever 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 sports coaching world to create championship caliber coaches on the court and field. What great classroom teachers do is relevant to coaches in profound ways. After all, coaches are at their core teachers.
Lemov knows that coaches face many of the same challenges found in the classroom, so the science of learning applies equally to them. Unfortunately, coaches and organizations have a mixed level of understanding of the research and study of the science of learning. Sometimes coaches and organizations build their teaching on myths and platitudes more than science. Sometime there isn’t any science applied at all.
While there are thousands of books and websites a coach can consult to better understand technical and tactical aspects of the game, there is nothing for a coach to consult that explicitly examines the teaching problems on the field, the court, the rink, and the diamond. Until now.
Intended to offer lessons and guidance that are applicable to coaches of any sporting endeavor including everyone from parent volunteers to professional coaches and private trainers, Lemov brings the powerful science of learning to the arena of sports coaching to create the next generation of championship caliber coaches.
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Additional information
| Publisher | John Catt Educational Ltd (7 Dec. 2020) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 252 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1913622304 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1913622305 |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Dimensions | 19.05 x 1.91 x 22.86 cm |
by Chris
Simply the best book I have read on coaching. Not a set of drills or practices, but a guide to how to approach coaching itself from the perspective of understanding how trainees learn.
by RJ7
Whilst a great deal of the content I have covered in my coaching career, it is laid out well and is a good gift for a friend of mine.
by lee cosgrove
One of the best coaching books I’ve ever read . There’s no sessions in here to be had , but don’t let that stop you . So much great detail about all things we thought we knew but never used properly or put to good use . Definitely a resource book too . Highly recommended
by Phil Denton
Loved the simple but effective way Doug Lemov links coaching and teaching. I’m fascinated by both so this was a real treat.
by Alan
This book is so good that every new coach should be given a copy when they start out on their journey. I am coaching 6 years and despite years of learning including multiple courses and books this book blew my mind. Brilliantly researched, clearly written, gems on every page. It has made me question everything I do and have done. Do yourself a favour and buy it.
by Frank Dick
Valuable revisiting of teaching method in practice. Very effectively harmonises how we coach with how athletes (and coaches!) learn
by Lewis Shaw
Learnt so much from this book, would highly recommend to anyone! Packed full of brilliant little nuggets!!