Recommendations
Books, podcasts and resources recommended by coaches, for coaches.
Books
Les Vertus de l’Échec
Charles Pépin
A powerful reflection on how failure can be a source of growth – a must-read for any coach who wants better support their athletes through setbacks.
Le Mental des Champions Hubert Ripoll
A fascinating look at the psychological mechanisms that set elite athletes apart. Essential reading for coaches who want to better support the mental side of performance.
La vérité sur ce qui nous motive
Daniel Pink
A compelling argument that true motivation comes from autonomy, mastery and purpose, not rewards. A game-changer for coaches looking to inspire lasting engagement in their athletes.
Petit traité de manipulation à l’usage des honnêtes gens
Robert-Vincent Joule & Jena-Léon Beauvois
A fascinating and eye-opening exploration of the psychological mechanisms behind influence and manipulation. Essential reading for any coach who wants to better understand how to motivate, engage and communicate with their athletes without falling into manipulation.
Les mots sont des fenêtres (ou des murs) Marshall B. Rosenberg
A practical guide to nonviolent communication, a powerful tool for any coach looking to build trust, resolve conflicts and create a more open and honest relationship with their athletes.
Podcasts
SPORTALLK
A podcast by Joris Bouchaut inviting specialists to debate key topics in high-level sport – designed to enlighten young athletes, coaches and the general public on the subtleties of elite performance.
SECRETS D’ENTRAINEURS
A Podcast by Julien Vecchione bringing together coaches, physical and mental trainers, doctors, athletes and researchers – a go – to resource for anyone passionate about performance and coaching.
RunWise Podcast
A Montreal-based podcast exploring the world of road running, from 5K to marathon, through conversations with athletes, coaches and experts, with a strong focus on psychology and performance.
ABD Podcast
A podcast by Aurelien Broussard Derval, expert interviews on physical preparation, rehabilitation and recovery with top-level specialists, designed for coaches and physics who want to learn and grow.
Parcours de Coach
A podcast by David Eugène Marion featuring intimate interviews with professional coaches invited to reflect on their career, their practice and their vision of coaching. A must-listen for any coach looking for inspiration and perspective on their own journey.
Resources
Embodied interactional competence in boxing practice: Coparticipants’ joint accomplishment of a teaching and learning activity – by Misao Okada
Abstract :
Based on a Conversation Analysis (CA) inspired, moment-by-moment analysis, this paper examines how a coach and a boxer utilize their interactional competences in order to interpret each other’s actions and co-construct their boxing practice. Interactional competences examined in this paper involve: (1) the use of multimodal resources, (2) the skillful organization of different parts of a single speaker’s body, and (3) professional knowledge regarding boxing practice in the gym concerned. The first two components of competence are contingent on a particular interaction, while the final component is potentially transportable to other contexts. Whether these resources are contingent or not, both a speaker and a hearer orient to them in their sense-making processes; thus, they are public across different participants.