Sport plays a crucially important role in our society and the benefits of participating in sport and physical activity are widely acknowledged in terms of personal health and well-being. Coaching makes a key contribution to sport, helps to promote social inclusion and participation, and assists athletes in achieving performance targets. Accordingly, this authoritative and comprehensive reference work will be widely welcomed. Written by acknowledged experts, it presents a detailed analysis of performance and good coaching practice and performance, and provides a concise overview of the coaching process from a scientific and pedagogical perspective. The book introduces the key issues underpinning the coaching role and covers, for example: * Effective coaching skills and behaviour * Inclusive coaching and differentiation * Fitness monitoring and the principles of training * The role and importance of sports psychology * Nutrition and athlete recovery * Performance and notational analysis * Long-term athlete development pathways * Multi-skills contexts and national governing body approaches * Athlete support structures * Management principles in coaching * The role of mentoring AUTHOR: Anita Navin is currently Head of Department for Sport Development, Management and Coaching at Northumbria University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, and is committed to the development of the under-graduate, post-graduate and professional doctorate programmes in sports coaching. Alongside her academic role, Anita is an experienced coach and coach educator and has been involved with England Netball for over twenty-five years. ILLUSTRATIONS 155 colour photographs