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High Performance Disability Sport Coaching: Introduction

Kohe, Geoff and Peters, D.M. (2016) High Performance Disability Sport Coaching: Introduction. In: Kohe, Geoff and Peters, D.M., eds. High Performance Disability Sport Coaching. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 1-6. ISBN 978-1-138-86036-0. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:66744)

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Abstract

As the profile of disability sport has risen, so has the emphasis grown beyond participation to include the development of a high performance environment. This book is the first to take an in-depth look at the role of coaches and coaching in facilitating the professionalisation of disability sport, in raising performance standards, and as an important vector for the implementation of significant political, socio-cultural and technological change. Using in-depth case studies of elite disability sport coaches from around the world, the book offers a framework for critical reflection on coaching practice as well as the reader?s own experiences of disability sport. The book also evaluates the vital role of the coach in raising the bar of performance in a variety of elite level disability sports, including athletics, basketball, boccia, equestrian sport, rowing, soccer, skiing, swimming and volleyball. Providing a valuable evidence-based learning resource to support coaches and students in developing their own practice, High Performance Disability Sport Coaching is essential reading for all those interested in disability sport, coaching practice, elite sport development and the Paralympic Games.

Item Type: Book section
Uncontrolled keywords: sports, coaching, disability sport, coaching practice, elite sport development
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Sport and Exercise Sciences
Depositing User: Geoffery Kohe
Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2018 11:30 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 12:22 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/66744 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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