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Introducing Coach Learners to Behaviourist Coaching Principles: Critical Reflections on Coach Educator Practice (2024)
Book Chapter
Ives, B., Nelson, L., Gale, L., Potrac, P., & Toner, J. (2024). Introducing Coach Learners to Behaviourist Coaching Principles: Critical Reflections on Coach Educator Practice. In S. B. Rynne, & C. J. Mallett (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Coach Development in Sport (132-143). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003160939-11

The purpose of this chapter is to explore how coach educators can and do teach coach learners about the key principles of behaviourism and their application to sport coaching practice. To achieve this goal, the chapter has been divided into four main... Read More about Introducing Coach Learners to Behaviourist Coaching Principles: Critical Reflections on Coach Educator Practice.

Trust and (dis)trust in community sport coaching (2021)
Book Chapter
Gale, L., Ives, B., Nelson, L., & Potrac, P. (2021). Trust and (dis)trust in community sport coaching. In B. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Gale, & L. Nelson (Eds.), Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

This chapter aims to help you to understand and navigate interpersonal (dis)trust in the context of community sport coaching. We begin by outlining how the consideration of trust has much to offer in terms of understanding the complex interplay betwe... Read More about Trust and (dis)trust in community sport coaching.

Emotions, Emotion norms, and emotion management in community sport coaching (2021)
Book Chapter
Ives, B., Nelson, L., Gale, L., & Potrac, P. (2021). Emotions, Emotion norms, and emotion management in community sport coaching. In B. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Gale, & L. Nelson (Eds.), Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

Emotions pervade community sport coaching. They are inextricably linked to one’s thought, behaviour, interaction, and patterns of social organisation. This chapter aims to help readers understand and navigate the emotional demands of community sport... Read More about Emotions, Emotion norms, and emotion management in community sport coaching.

Political skill in community sport coaching work (2021)
Book Chapter
Nelson, L., Potrac, P., Gale, L., Ives, B., & Conway, E. (2021). Political skill in community sport coaching work. In B. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Gale, & L. Nelson (Eds.), Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practices. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

This chapter discusses the political skill and exploring why community sport coaches might benefit from developing such social sensibilities. The chapter concludes by considering the place of political skill in the education and continuous profession... Read More about Political skill in community sport coaching work.

Community sport coaching and impression management (2021)
Book Chapter
Potrac, P., Ives, B., Gale, L., & Nelson, L. (2021). Community sport coaching and impression management. In B. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Gale, & L. Nelson (Eds.), Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

This chapter positions community sport coaching work as a social, interactive performance. It begins by introducing the concept of dramaturgy and Erving Goffman’s ground-breaking work addressing ‘the presentation of the self in everyday life.t This b... Read More about Community sport coaching and impression management.