The Spectrum of Sport Coaching Styles

For the first time, this book applies The Spectrum to sports coaching to become a Spectrum of Coaching Styles. The non-versus approach to pedagogy taken by The Spectrum places athletes or players at the centre of their learning and clearly defines who (player or coach) is making pedagogical decisions in each style. This clarity allows players and coaches to have their teaching behaviours and decision-making clearly defined, and it provides a common language for players, coaches and practitioners to talk about coaching styles and the expected outcomes. For coaches interested in the holistic development of the player/athlete, The Spectrum provides a detailed framework for achieving multiple learning outcomes through cognitive, social, physical, ethical, emotional and social development. Written by coaches for coaches, this book applies Spectrum theory in a coach-specific/friendly way to the following: Introduction to The Spectrum and the sport coach as educator; Summary and detailed description of the 11 coaching styles and their suitability to particular types of coaching episodes; Outlines of the strengths of each style with application examples; and Explanations of coaching to develop reflective practice, self-analysis and error correction, how to coach players to decide on appropriate practice levels or challenge points, player problem solving and solution generation ability. The Spectrum of Sport Coaching Styles is important reading for coaches, athletes, students and lecturers of sports coaching across any sport.

Introduction: Taking the Spectrum of Teaching Styles to Sport Coaching Shane Pill and Brendan SueSee 1. The Spectrum – A Philosophy of Deliberate Coaching Shane Pill and Brendan SueSee 2. A Spectrum of Coaching Styles: Tenets of the Approach Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee and Joss Rankin 3. Coaching by Command: Style A Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt 4. Coaching by Task (Practice): Style B Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt 5. Reciprocal Coaching (Peer Coaching): Style C Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt 6. Coaching by Individual Programming (Self Check): Style D Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt 7. Small Group Coaching (Inclusion): Style E Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt 8. Coaching by Guided Discovery: Style F Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt 9. Coaching by Problem Solving (Convergent Discovery): Style G Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt 10. Coaching for Creativity (Divergent Discovery): Style H Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt 11. Player Designed – Coach Supported: Style I Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt 12. Player Initiated-Coach Supported: Style J Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt 13. Player Self Coaching: Style K Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt 14. Episodic Coaching Brendan SueSee and Shane Pill 15. Game Based and Direct Instruction Coaching through a Spectrum of Teaching Styles Lens Brendan SueSee and Shane Pill 16. From Physical Education to Alpine Ski Teaching and Coaching: A Figurational Study of the Spectrum John Williams, John Arnold, James Crompton, Lesley Page and Luke Riddle 17. Future Directions: Using the Spectrum in Coach Education Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee and Mitch Hewitt

Shane Pill, PhD, is Associate Professor in Physical and Sport Education at Flinders University, Australia. Brendan SueSee, PhD, is Senior Lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Joss Rankin, MEd, is Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education at Flinders University, Australia. Mitch Hewitt, PhD, is Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Canberra and University of Southern Queensland, Australia.