Athlete-centered Coaching -Developing inspired and inspiring people

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An athlete-centred approach to coaching is a powerful tool to enable athletes to learn and encourage them to own and take responsibility for the development of a quality team culture. The result is enhanced athlete performance and a thriving, supportive team environment.

Athlete-centred Coaching: Developing inspired and inspiring people promotes the philosophy of creating sportspeople who are great human beings. Seven coaches and athletes-involved in sports from international to school-aged level-share their knowledge, stories and philosophies, offering practical insights into how athlete-centred coaching can be put into practice. These successful, athlete-centred coaches inspire their athletes and, in turn, the athletes inspire each other.

Featuring coaches:

  • Mark Norton (Riccarton High School Volleyball)
  • Don Tricker (World Champions Black Sox Softball)
  • Ruth Aitken and Leigh Gibbs (World Champtions Silver Ferns Netball)
  • Ian Rutledge (Black Sticks Hockey)
  • Mike McHugh (International Basketball)
  • Wayne Smith (International Rugby)
  • Lyn Gunson (International Netball)

Featuring Athletes:

  • Team Seagate (World Reknown Adventure Race Team)

Written by Lynn Kidman - ISBN: 0-476-01445-X

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Cover design: by Hugh Galvan of Ngati Kahungunu Iwi (tribal affiliation)

The book cover design is based on a traditional Maori (native people of New Zealand) symbol, the 'koru'. The koru signifies "new life" as it resembles a new shoot that grows from the middle of the fern plant and develops into a mature fern frond.

The design is comprised of three stages. At the bottom are two dominant koru. These represent coaches as significant in establishing an athlete-centred learning environment. The second stage is the koiri (one koru turning back to a larger koru). This shape represents turning to the family for support. For athletes, this support comes from being inspired by coaches or other athletes ("the family") when developing skills, confidence and trust.

In the third stage, a central stem, the manawa (heart) provides the inspiration for other koru to develop. At this point coaches become less significant and the manawa symbolises the inspiring athlete who enables others to become not only better athletes but better people; a concept central to this book.