Resource reviews
Volume 28 Number 3
In How to Succeed Without Really Winning, George Huitker has truly given us a gift. He has taken the time to reflect on our tendency to invest so much in the outcome of a ‘ measly game’ of junior sport that the behaviour of adults — coaches, managers, parents and supporters — leaves much to be desired.
Volume 28 Number 3
A common coaching dilemma faced by all team-sport coaches is how to effectively develop decision-making skill. While there is no substitute for well-planned, on-field practice activities, research over the past decade has highlighted that aspects of decision-making skill can be developed off the court through interactive, video-based approaches.
Volume 28 Number 1
TheSport Psych Handbook offers the reader a comprehensive list of chapters that describe the variety of issues that relate to the mental side of sporting performance. When coaches and athletes read the titles of each chapter in the book they will get a better understanding of how a sport psychologist can provide support.
Volume 28 Number 4
This is an autobiography with a difference. This is a coffee table book, even though it’s not quite 160 pages and is rather smaller than the coffee table norm. The first thing you notice when you pick up High Flyer is the exceptional presentation — an excellent balance of photos and text. Just holding the book in your hand makes you want to read it.
Volume 28 Number 2
The idea that a successful team culture and intelligent athletes can contribute to success is not new. Neither are terms like ‘empowerment’ and ‘leadership’. But in Athlete-centred Coaching, Lynn Kidman has drawn the concepts of team culture, query theory, empowerment, game sense and leadership into one book.
Volume 28 Number 2
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