1. Introduction: Coaching Cultures Neil Carter 2. A ‘Strange . . ./ Absurd . . ./ and Somewhat Injurious Influence’? Cricket, Professional Coaching in the Public Schools and the ‘Gentleman Amateur’ Ethos Rob Light 3. London Swimming Professors: Victorian Craftsmen and Aquatic Entrepreneurs Dave Day 4. From Knox to Dyson: Coaching, Amateurism and British Athletics, 1912-1947 Neil Carter 5. Stigmatized, Marginalized, Celebrated: Developments in Lawn Tennis Coaching, 1870-1939 Robert J. Lake 6. Amateurism and the Rise of Managerialism: The Case of Rugby Union, 1871-1995 Tony Collins 7. The Athlete in the Making: The Scientific Study of American Athletic Performance, 1920-1932 Alison M. Wrynn 8. Football’s Engineers? British Football Coaches, Migration and Intercultural Transfer, c.1910 Matthew Taylor