Fall 2010 Issue Now Available!

In this National Coaching Educators' Conference special issue:

• Notes from the Editor

• Message from the Associate Editor
• USOC Coaching Education: "What We Do"

• Ethics to Excellence: Using Mental Maps to Reclaim Competition
• A Critical Review of American Academic Coaching Education Programs
• Coaching Philosophy: A Systematic Approach for Development
• National Standards and Accreditation: How Both Have Changed and Improved the Coaching Education Program
• Fighting the Enemy Within: Confidence-boosting Coaching
• The Responsibilities of the Elite Coach: Embracing the Science of Coaching
• One Step at a Time: Building Coach Ethics from the Ground Up
• Abstract: Are Coaches Prepared and Successful in Meeting the National Coaching Standards?
• Abstract: Evaluation of Stakeholders of Athletic Programs: A connection to standard 40, National Standards for Sport Coaches
• Abstract: Heating Up Coaching Education: What Coaches Need to Know
• Abstract: Developing Team Leaders: A Leadership Development Program to Build Effective Team Leaders
• Abstract: Taking Strides Towards Prevention-based Deterrence? USATF Coaches Perceptions of PED Use and Drug Testing
• Abstract: Preparing the Next Generation: Practical Tips for Mentoring Student Coaches During Internship
• USOC Coach of the Year Profiles
  

The purpose of the Journal of Coaching Education is to provide an all-inclusive medium where all coaches and coaching professionals can expand their knowledge on all types of coaching topics.

The Journal of Coaching Education is a professional, peer-reviewed, electronic journal that provides a forum for coaching education professionals addressing current coaching topics through research-based articles. 

Issues covered in this unique journal include:

• coaching pedagogy
• strength and conditioning tactics
• philosophy
• psychology
• sociology
• management

The editorial board, editors, and external reviewers assist the co-field editors. 

Qualified reviewers in the appropriate subdisciplines review manuscripts deemed suitable. Authors are usually advised of the decision on their papers within 75–90 days.