From Practice to Competition: A Coach’s Guide for Designing Training Sessions to Improve the Transfer of Learning

Practice may be the most important predictive factor of athlete success in a sport. Designing and conducting effective practice sessions is therefore an essential element of all coach development efforts, and this book is a practical guide to help coaches make the most of training in order to yield greater transfer to the game for their athletes.

Gibson Darden is a professor of motor behavior at Coastal Carolina University. Dr. Darden has taught courses in motor learning/development, sport psychology, youth sport, physical education, and coaching education. He has served on several national task forces to establish best practice standards and assessment in teacher, sport, and coaching education. He is a former Department Chair, College Dean, state AAHPERD President, and collegiate coach and athlete. Sandra Wilson is an associate professor of kinesiology at Coastal Carolina University. Dr. Wilson has taught courses in motor behavior, sport psychology, youth sport, physical education and coaching education as well as supervised physical education interns and coaching education practicum students. Dr. Wilson has served as an accreditation portfolio reviewer for the National Council for Accreditation for Coaching Education.