Tag: Louise Davis

Sweden’s voluntary sport clubs would not function without the hundreds of thousands of people who volunteer as coaches, officials etc. How is the voluntary commitment doing today? How has it developed over time? What opportunities does the sports movement have to maintain voluntary and unpaid work in the future? These questions are addressed in this anthology in Swedish, where researchers and experts contribute knowledge and perspectives. Anders Östnäs offers a comprehensive presentation of the report.

International Sport Coaching Journal is a venture of the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE). Its mission is to advance the profession of coaching. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: An Exploration of Coaching Practice: How Do High-Level Adventure Sports Coaches Develop Independence in Learners? by Chris Eastabrook, Robin D. Taylor, Pamela Richards, Loel Collins.

Anne Tjønndal reviews two books about coaching, Women in Sports Coaching by Nicole LaVoi (ed.), and Research Methods in Sports Coaching by Lee Nelson, Ryan Groom & Paul Potrac (eds.), both titles from Routledge. Notwithstanding some shortcomings in both books, she considers them useful resources for studying the vast and multifarious field of sports coaching.

The Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology (JCSP) is intended to be a scholarly refereed journal designed to stimulate thought, promote empirical investigation, and disseminate scientifically informed knowledge related to the comprehensive psychological care and overall well-being of athletes, coaches, and sport organizations.

The Sport Psychologist is a scholarly refereed journal designed as a forum to stimulate thought and disseminate knowledge that focuses on the application and practice of sport psychology. A special emphasis of the journal is on the delivery of psychological services to practitioners such as athletes and coaches.