SUCCESSFUL COACHING (W/ ACCESS CODE) ED: 4TH YR: 2016

by Rainer Martens

Much is expected of you as a coach. On any given day, you may play the role of educator, physiologist, business executive, and psychologist—and that's before you even step on the field. With Successful Coaching, you'll expand your knowledge of every facet of the coaching profession and emerge a more complete coach. Grounded in the principles of coaching, behavior, teaching, physical training, and management, Successful Coaching provides a unique blend of the latest sport science research and the hands-on experience and best practices of highly experienced coaches. It's an insightful, practical, and relied-on resource that you're sure to find more valuable than your playbook. With more than 500,000 copies sold since the release of the first edition, Successful Coaching is the best-selling coaching methods book ever published. Produced by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) and written by ASEP founder Rainer Martens, Successful Coaching serves as the text for ASEP's Coaching Principles course, which, along with the Sport First Aid and Coaching Technical and Tactical Skills courses, make up the curriculum for ASEP's Bronze Level coaching certification program.Bronze Level courses have been adopted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) as part of the NFHS Coaches Education Program, used by 35 state high school associations in certifying high school coaches.Successful Coaching, Third Edition, was reviewed by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education (NCACE) and complies with the NASPE National Standards for Sport Coaches and the NCACE Guidelines for Accreditation of Coaching Education.

Genres: Sports, Leadership

Paperback

First published December 1, 1989

About the author

Rainer Martens is a former Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Illinois (1968-1984) and the founder and president of Human Kinetics, the world's largest publisher of sport, physical activity, and health resources as of 2020. Martens served as president of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education and the North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. He was a board member of many organizations, including the American College of Sports Medicine, the National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education, and the American Academy of Physical Education. Over the course of his long career as coach, professor, researcher, and publisher, Rainer Martens received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Soccer Association for Youth Gold Ball Award (1985) and the Meritorious Service Award of the National Recreation and Park Association (1987). Rainer was inducted into the National Association of Sport and Physical Education Hall of Fame in 2001 and the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame in 2009.

Reviews

[Selene · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is Coaching 101. Very useful for someone who has never coached before and has no idea where to begin. Some content may be a little outdated, but for the most part it is very thorough. I would not recommend this book for the experienced coach.

[John Gates · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is fantastic and ought to be read by every parent. Unfortunately most people care instead about status and money, so most of this book is therefore rendered useless, BUT... for those who enjoy sports for the sport, this book is definitely for you!

[Rick · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are many books out there on softball, especially fastpitch softball. Some cover coaching, some cover drills, and still others cover the windmill pitch in fastpitch softball. Here are eight good ones: (General) Softball: Fast and Slow Pitch…ISBN-1570280258; and The Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Women’s Fast-Pitch Softball…ISBN-0805058095 --- (Coaching) Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully…ISBN-0880115467; and Successful Coaching…ISBN-0880116668 --- (Drills) Softball: Steps to Success…ISBN-0873227948; and Softball Skills & Drills…ISBN-0736033645 --- (Pitching) The Softball Pitching Edge…ISBN-0736038256; and Fastpitch Softball: The Windmill Pitcher…ISBN-1570281408.

This coaching book is particularly good for beginning coaches. Written by a coaching legend and the founder of the American Sport Education Program, it is particularly strong in teaching general coaching concepts...it is not written for the sport of softball. The book is only illustrated with plain drawings. Chapters are organized around psychology, pedagogy, physiology, and management. Many states use this as a required course for certifying coaches in the state high school associations.

[Cloay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Available in SG NLB 796.077 (Central)

This is a good reference book, easy to read and covered extensively on coaching science, but it is very heavy because of the paper material used. Maybe all coachers are strong and don't feel it.

I used it for my diploma course and reading it before class make understand better during classes, and I can better reflect my by past experience being coached by others, hence, I can contribute alot during class discussion.

[Amanda Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very helpful textbook that I used for a coaching class to get a certification in coaching from the American Sport Education Program. A lot of the information was common sense, but there was some information that I found to be interesting. I enjoyed being able to discuss this with the class. I strongly recommend this if you are clueless about coaching a sport, otherwise I'm not sure how much you would really benefit from it.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had to read it for my coaching class. A lot of information. Some of it is pretty obvious but good to know.