Chris Szedlak - Show Notes

In this episode Dr Chris Szedlak and I discuss psychosocial skills for strength and conditioning coaches. Chris is currently lead strength and conditioning coach at the University of Southampton and recently completed his PhD titled: Exploring and Developing Effective Behaviours and Characteristics of Strength and Conditioning Coaches.

Further Reading

Using Written, Audio, and Video Vignettes to Translate Knowledge to Elite Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Exploring the Influence and Practical Development of Coaches' Psychosocial Behaviors in Strength and Conditioning

Using Vignettes to Analyse Potential Influences of Effective Strength and Conditioning Coaching on Athlete Development

Effective Behaviours of Strength and Conditioning Coaches as Perceived by Athletes

An examination of the relationship between coaching and teaching

Leadership in sports: A review.

The knowledge of high-performance gymnastic coaches: Methodological framework

It's not what they do, it's how they do it: Athlete experiences of great coaching

Strength and conditioning practices of United States high school strength and conditioning coaches

Intrinsic motivation

An integrative definition of coaching effectiveness and expertise