Writing from experience as both athletes and school athletics coaches, authors Tammy Heflebower and Logan Heflebower detail specific attributes and behaviors of effective youth sports coaches and the knowledge, skills, and intangible assets they must help student athletes develop. This resource guides new and veteran coaches in meeting the needs of the athletes they serve through practical ideas and clear expectations.This book will help you: Put game-winning strategies into play Reflect on your coaching strengths and challenges Learn which coaching behaviors help build necessary skills in students Help players (and parents) better understand your expectations to monitor their own performance Recognize, reference, and assess priority knowledge, skills, and intangible assets of various sports Study developmental sports scales, which enable players to reflect and set criteria-based goals Contemplate existing practices and ponder ideas for implementation Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: Establish Coaching Roles and ExpectationsChapter 2: Foster Positive Coach-Player RelationshipsChapter 3: Determine What You Will Teach and AssessChapter 4: Use Developmental Sports Scales for Tracking, Feedback, and Goal SettingChapter 5: Case Study of Coach Heflebower’s PlayersAppendix A: Generic Developmental Sports Scale TemplateAppendix B: Developmental Sports Scales for BaseballAppendix C: Developmental Sports Scales for BasketballAppendix D: Developmental Sports Scales for FootballAppendix E: Developmental Sports Scales for SoftballAppendix F: Developmental Sports Scales for SoccerAppendix G: Developmental Sports Scales for Track and FieldAppendix H: Developmental Sports Scales for VolleyballAppendix I: Developmental Sports Scales for IntangiblesReferences and ResourcesIndex