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Cover; Half Title; Endorsement; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 A Caring and Task-Involving Climate: The Key to Maximizing Sport Performance and Experience; Highlights; Introduction to Nicholls' Motivation Theory Applied to Sport; Young Athletes' Understanding of Sport Ability; Athletes' Development of Their Personal Definitions of Success; The Climate on Sport Teams; The Addition of Caring to the Sport Climate; Reflecting on Practice; How Do the Ideas in this Chapter Align with your Approach to Coaching and to Life?; Self-Reflection

Definitions of SuccessCreating a Caring and Task-Involving Climate; Sources; 2 The Many Benefits of Creating a Caring and Task-Involving Climate in Sport; Highlights; Benefits within the Sport Experience; Benefits for Health and Life; Reflecting on Practice; Self-Reflection; Observing Your Athletes; Conversations with Trusted Athletes; Sources; Part II Features of a Caring and Task-Involving Climate in Sport; 3 Features of a Caring and Task-Involving Climate in Sport: Mutual Kindness and Respect is Fostered and Valued; Highlights; Make Connections; Welcome Athletes Daily to Practice

Get to Know All AthletesUse the Power of Observation; Structure Opportunities for Team Members to Get to Know One Another; Structure Opportunities to Get Know Athletes' Family Members; Communicate Care; Communicate Kindness and Respect as Part of Team Values; Communicate Acceptance and Value of All Team Members; Communicate Feedback in Constructive Ways; Listen and Respond with Empathy; Provide Encouragement; Act with Care; Model Kindness and Respect; Support Athletes; Discipline with Care; Reflecting on Practice; Communities of Practice; Sources

4 Features of a Caring and Task-Involving Climate in Sport: Effort and Improvement are Valued and RecognizedHighlights; Strategies to Augment Effort and Personal Improvement with Athletes; A Focus on Athletes' Health; Strategies for Emphasizing Athletes' Improvement; Additional Notes about Emphasizing and Valuing Effort and Improvement; Reflecting on Practice; Effort; Improvement; Opportunities to Observe, Discuss with, and Learn from Others; Sources; 5 Features of a Caring and Task-Involving Climate in Sport: Mistakes are Part of Learning; Highlights

Why Teach Athletes that Mistakes are Part of Learning?Understanding Why Athletes Make Mistakes,Making Mistakes Part of Learning; Helping Athletes Buy into the Philosophy that Mistakes are Part of Learning; When is Punishment Appropriate to Use?; Reflecting on Practice; Responding to Mistakes: Observing My Coaching Responses; Communities of Practice; Sources; 6 Features of a Caring and Task-Involving Climate in Sport: Every Athlete Plays an Important Role on the Team; Highlights; Identifying and Communicating the Important Contributions that Each Athlete Makes to the Team,*****

Reflecting on Practice

This book guides sport coaches, parents and administrators in creating a caring and task-involving sport climate that helps athletes perform their best and have an enjoyable and meaningful sport experience. It introduces the concept of a caring and task-involving climate and provides a "how to" guide to creating this climate in sport. Firstly, this guide introduces the caring and task-involving climate and summarizes research highlighting its many benefits. Secondly, the five features of this climate are presented along with the reflective exercises for developing them within a team. Coaches will see strategies in action, sample conversations, and a variety of ways to implement the features of a caring and task-involving experience. By describing how it may be implemented and methods for overcoming possible challenges, this book finally highlights how parents and sport administrators can support the creation and preservation of caring and task-involving climates. By helping teams develop caring climates that optimize athletes' sport experience and performance, this book is essential reading for coaches, sport administrators, parents, and sport psychology practitioners. It will also be of great interest to those who have minimal training in sport psychology, but who are involved in sport at many levels, such as youth and high school.

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