Chapter 1. Coaching: Definition and Conceptualization; John Lyle and Julian North -- Chapter 2. Coach Educaton: How Coaches Learn to Coach; Pierre Trudel, Michel Milisted and Diane Culver -- Chapter 3. Coach Efficacy: Setting the Philosophy of Coaching; Rui Gomes and Rui Resende -- Chapter 4. How to be an Effective Coach: An Interpersonal Approach; Jennifer Turnnidge, Veronica Allen and Jean Côté -- Chapter 5. Developing the Coach Developer; Masamitsu Ito and John Alder -- Chapter 6. Coaching Education around the World: Being a Professional; Sergio Lara Bercial and John Bales -- Chapter 7. Coach Professionn: Acting as a Coach; Paul Potrac and Cliff Mallett -- Chapter 8. Coaching Young Athlets; Gordon Bloom -- Chapter 9. Coaching Adult Athletes; Bettina Callary, Brad Young and Scott Rathwell -- Chapter 10. Coaching Professional Athletes; Steven Rynne -- Chapter 11. Coaching for Sport Participation; Rui Resende and Rui Gomes -- Chapter 12. Coaching for Aging; Tania Cassidy, Diana Culver and Bettina Callary -- Chapter 13. Coaching Athletes with Disabilities; Andrea Faull -- Chapter 14. Coaching for Adventures Sport; Vinicius Brasil and Valmor Ramos -- Chapter 15. Coaching Cohesive Teams; Todd M. Loughead -- Chapter 16. Coaching Life Skills in Sport; Martin I. Jones -- Chapter 17. Coaching and Gender Issues; Diana Culber and Guylaine Demers -- Chapter 18. Coaching Efficacy and the Use of Technology; Lee Nelson -- Chapter 19. Coach the Coach; Andy Gillham and Pete Van Mullem -- Chapter 20. Stress and Burnout in Coaching; Göran Kenttä -- Chapter 21. A Research Agenda for Studying Sports Coaching: Implications for Coaching Education and Practice -- Chapter 22. Research Agenda for Studying Sports Coaching: Implications for Research Design; Brett Smith.

This book addresses important topics of coaching in order to better understand what sports coaching is and the challenges that arise when assuming this activity. It provides the reader with useful insights to the field of sports coaching, and discusses topics such as coaching education, areas of intervention, and main challenges. With contributions by experts and well-known authors in the field, this volume presents an up-to-date picture of the scholarship in the coaching field. It introduces key aspects on the future of the science of coaching and provides coach educators, researchers, faculty, and students with new perspectives on topics within the field to help improve their coaching effectiveness.