Synopsis Sports Coaching is as dependent on utilising good teaching and social practices as it is about expertise in sport skills and tactics. Sports coaching offers an innovative introduction to the theory and practice of sports coaching, highlighting the social, cultural and pedagogical concepts underpinning good coaching practice. Coaching is a central issue in sport at all levels. The insightful analysis presented within the book is practice-orientated, exploring the language of the coaching process in order to define the role of the coach and to better understand the relationship between the coach and the sports performer. This book is primarily written keeping in view of the Indian students of sports and physical education.