Coaching Athletes to Be Their Best: Motivational Interviewing in Sports

By Jeff BreckonTheresa B. MoyersJonathan Fader, et al.

Book Overview

The measure of a great coach is bringing the best out of athletes. This is the first guide to motivational interviewing (MI)--the proven approach to harnessing the power of conversations to build relationships and trust--for coaches, sport psychologists, training and rehabilitation specialists, and other affiliated staff. Revealing why conventional ways of giving feedback and addressing conflict are often counterproductive, the book presents tried-and-tested methods for getting through to athletes and helping them to thrive. Leading sport psychologists and MI experts--including MI cofounder Stephen Rollnick--provide effective strategies to fire up motivation, promote ownership of personal goals, address problem behavior on and off the field, enhance performance, and improve teamwork. Included are step-by-step examples and inspiring stories from coaches at all levels. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the book's reproducible quick-reference sheets on key MI skills.

This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series, edited by Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, and Theresa B. Moyers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1462541267
• ISBN13: 9781462541263
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"