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Routledge Handbook of Sports Coaching
Paul Potrac · 2013
64/100
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A genuinely foundational, widely-cited text if you're studying or teaching sports coaching at a university level, pulling together serious international scholarship in one place. But it's written for academics and coaching researchers, not for a general reader looking for practical tips on the sideline.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness80
Craft & writing58
Originality72
Evidence & accuracy78
Hype vs delivers78
Age-fit25
Human-eye read40
Penny’s verdict64
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