Football Coaching : Putting the Theory into Practice

This book presents answers to these questions by discussing the key academic research that is integral to coaching practice, before providing actual specific examples that demonstrate how these theories can be applied within the coaching environment and more specifically within the coaching practice of a football coach.

Football Coaching: Putting the Theory into Practice is an essential guide for any student on a football and football coaching related course, as well as a helpful resource for any football coach, no matter what level of qualification they have obtained or the amount of experience they have.A constant question asked by football coaches, is how should academic research inform applied coaching practice and in turn how should coaches apply academic research into their professional activities? This book presents answers to these questions by discussing the key academic research that is integral to coaching practice, before providing actual specific examples that demonstrate how these theories can be applied within the coaching environment and more specifically within the coaching practice of a football coach. Written by contributors, with expertise as both academics within higher education, as well as having years of experience working at the highest level within the industry, Football Coaching: Putting the Theory into Practice will be key reading for students on football coaching and related football degree courses as well as benefit coaches from other sports, specifically coaches from sports that are invasion games.