Adventure Sports Coaching was the first book to link contemporary sports coaching science with adventure sports practice and examine the unique set of challenges faced by adventure sports coaches, such as the dynamic natural environment and the requirement to train athletes to levels of high performance outside of traditional structures of competition, and explore both key theory and best practice.

This new and fully updated edition reflects the increased wealth of empirical work and practical guidance in areas such as technology, techniques and risk management developed over the last ten years. The book covers major topics such as

Skill acquisition and skill development
Models of learning and teaching
Performance analysis
Tactics and decision making
Training principles
Mental skills techniques
Goal setting and progression
Risk management

Each chapter contains applied examples from a range of adventure sports, including mountaineering, rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking, surfing and winter sport, as well as practical coaching techniques and a guide to further reading. Written by a team of authors with wide experience in coaching, teaching, researching and high-performance participation in adventure sports, this book is invaluable reading for any student or practitioner with an interest in adventure, outdoor education, sports coaching or lifestyle sport.

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Matt Berry, MA (Ed), is a senior lecturer at the University of Chichester, teaching on adventure education and physical education programmes. Matt is an active adventure sports coach in a variety of sports, with a specialist interest in white water kayaking.

Chris Hodgson, PhD, is a senior lecturer at the University of Chichester, teaching on adventure education and physical education programmes. Chris is qualified as a coach in skiing, paddle sport, mountaineering and windsurfing. His area of research interest is human performance and environmental stress.

Jane Lomax, PhD, is a BASES Accredited Sports Science support worker in Sport and Exercise Psychology and Pedagogy. She is a UKCC Level 3 Netball coach, and her Netball coaching experience includes England and British University, National Talent League, Superleague A/C, Performance development and grassroots levels and UK Armed Forces.

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