David Cooper is Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is a National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Course Facilitator and was Head Coach (1998-2015) of the successful University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's squash team.

Barrie Gordon is Associate Professor in Health and Physical Education at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Barrie has been involved in playing fastpitch softball in the New Zealand national league and currently represents New Zealand in the over 55s TAG football team.

Part I: Introduction, 1. Linking Athlete-Centred Coaching, Game Centred Approaches and Developing Thinking Players to in-game tactical decision-making, Part II: Tactical Decision Making - Ideas, Theories and Thoughts, 2. Developing Thinking Players, 3. Theoretical considerations of athlete decision-making, 4. Common Considerations within the four pillars of coaching with reference to territory games, 5. Challenges that coaches face in empowering athletes to "think for themselves", 6. Can game data measure the effectiveness of the athlete decision-making process?, Part III: Tactical Decision Making & Sport Specific Coaching for a Variety of Sports, 7. Soccer (North America) or Football (Rest of the World), 8. Touch rugby, 9. Ice hockey, 10. Basketball, 11. Netball, 12. Football (NFL/CFL), 13. Strategies for teaching and coaching Territory games - "The End Zone Game", 14. Volleyball, 15. Softball/Baseball, 16. Cricket, 17. Coaching tactics and decision-making in target games, 18. Squash, 19. Karate, Part IV: Through the Lens of a Coach, 20. A coach's journey, 21. Reflection on a lifetime of coaching, Part V: How Can Coaches Successfully Turn Theory into Practice?, 22. Conclusion