Coaching Development and Effectiveness

• In Event: Research in K-12 Education and Athletics: Past, Present, and Possibility

Abstract

Dr. Wade Gilbert is a professor and sport psychology coordinator in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Fresno. He has been invited to present a paper based upon his research on coaching development and effectiveness while examining possibilities for future study.

Dr. Gilbert earned degrees in Physical Education (B.P.E.), Human Kinetics (M.A.), and Education (Ph.D.) from the University of Ottawa. Upon completion of his doctoral degree he was selected for a post-doctoral fellowship with the International Center for Talent Development at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Gilbert's areas of expertise include coaching science, sport and exercise psychology, physical education, talent development, and youth sport. Dr. Gilbert’s work is widely published and he is the co-editor for the International Sports Coaching Journal, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Coaching, the associate editor for the Journal of Sport Psychology in Action and serves on the editorial boards for Sports Coaching Review and Quest. As a result of his many contributions, Dr. Gilbert has served as a scientific advisor to numerous organizations ranging from local school districts to elite athlete performance groups to the United Nations. Dr. Gilbert is frequently invited to share his insights at major national and international conferences, including most recently as the opening keynote speaker for the 2013 national coaching conference hosted by the United States Olympic Committee. Wade has contributed to the design and provision of coach development and sport psychology consulting services for coaches and athletes in a wide range of sports and is the chief scientific advisor to BeLikeCoach, a national non-profit created to improve the quality of youth sport settings in the United States.

Author

• Wade Gilbert, California State University - Fresno