TY - BOOK AU - Nelson,Lee AU - Groom,Ryan AU - Potrac,Paul ED - Askews & Holts TI - Research methods in sports coaching SN - 9780203797549 (e-book) AV - GV711 .R47 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Coaching (Athletics) KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Sport KW - ukslc KW - Sports training & coaching KW - thema KW - Sports & active outdoor recreation KW - Sociology: sport & leisure KW - Sport: general KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web N2 - This is a key resource for any student, researcher or practitioner wishing to undertake research into sports coaching. It takes the reader through each phase of the research process, from identifying valuable research questions, to data collection and analyses, to the presentation and dissemination of research findings; Research Methods in Sports Coaching is a key resource for any student, researcher or practitioner wishing to undertake research into sports coaching. It takes the reader through each phase of the research process, from identifying valuable research questions, to data collection and analyses, to the presentation and dissemination of research findings. It is the only book to focus on the particular challenges and techniques of sports coaching research, with each chapter including examples, cases and scenarios from the real world of sports coaching. The book introduces and explores important philosophical, theoretical and practical considerations in conducting coaching research, including contextual discussions about why it's important to do sports coaching research, how to judge the quality of coaching research, and how sports coaching research might meet the needs of coaching practitioners. Written by a team of leading international scholars and researchers from the UK, US, Canada and Australia, and bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book is an essential course text for any research methods course taken as part of a degree programme in sports coaching or coach education UR - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=BradfordC&isbn=9780203797549 ER -