About the Book

Fundamentals of Officiating and Coaching

Officiating and coaching is an essential part of the physical education and sports. There are preferred ways of operating that tend to lead to success. The ways you choose to operate are revealed in the style you adopt. A good official adapts to the age of participants, their skill level, their maturity, their grasp of the game's protocols, the complexity of their strategy, and the overall context of game situations. Sports coaches help people participating in sports to work towards achieving their full potential. They may support professional sportspeople, sports teams, community teams or school groups, working with them closely to improve performance. Sports coaches bring out ability by identifying needs and planning and implementing suitable training programmes. Whatever the context, coaching involves developing the participants' physical and psychological fitness and providing the best possible practical conditions in order to maximize their performance. Coaches must be aware of their ethical and legal obligations to their clients. Every effort has been made to make the present book more precise and concise for the student of physical education, coaches, officials and physical education teachers. CONTENTS : (1) Officiating in Sports (2) Importance of Officiating in Sports (3) Officiating Techniques in different Events (4) Developing Your Officiating Skills (5) Qualities and Roles of Sports Officials (6) Duties and Relations of Officials (7) Principles of Coaching (8) Coaching Ethics (9) Coaching Roles and Skills (10) Psychology of Coaching (11) Methods of Coaching (12) The Environment of Coaching and Learning