Developing Sport Expertise: Researchers and Coaches put Theory into Practice

by Farrow; Damian

• ISBN13: 9780415771863
• ISBN10: 0415771862
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-22
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

An athlete "s development from ordinary " talent to elite accomplishment in sport is a long one. The emergence and fine tuning of high level sport skills takes place in increments over many years and is a journey that fascinates sport scientists, sports coaches and sports fans alike. Developing Sports Expertise, the first available textbook for undergraduates in sports skills development, examines the science behind sports skill acquisition and explores the application of science to optimal sports training, and talent identification. The text also contains Coaches Corner insets throughout to provide effective day-to-day advantage based on in the text. Edited by three of the world "s leading scientists in sports skills acquisition and with contributions from both world class coaches and cutting edge researchers, this textbook provides comprehensive, authoritative guide to the field.

Table of Contents

List of figures	p. vii
List of tables	p. ix
List of contributors	p. xi
Preface	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Permissions	p. xxii
Introduction: Developing expertise in sport-how research can inform practice	p. 1
Developing elite athletes: from the backyard to the big stage	p. 15
Play, practice, and athlete development	p. 17
Coach's corner	p. 25
Does practice make perfect? The role of training in developing the expert athlete	p. 29
Coach's corner	p. 40
The motivation to become an expert athlete: how coaches can promote long-term commitment	p. 43
Coach's corner	p. 56
Identifying and developing sporting experts	p. 60
Coach's corner	p. 69
Designing practice to make athletes think (but not too much)!	p. 73
Expert coaches in action	p. 75
Coach's corner	p. 85
Skill learning the implicit way-say no more!	p. 89
Coach's corner	p. 100
Performance pressure and paralysis by analysis: research and implications	p. 104
Coach's corner	p. 115
Organizing practice: the interaction of repetition and cognitive effort for skilled performance	p. 119
Coach's corner	p. 132
Through the eyes and thoughts of an expert	p. 135
A recipe for expert decision making	p. 137
Coach's corner	p. 151
Tactics: using knowledge to enhance sport performance	p. 155
Coach's corner	p. 168
The sport official in research and practice	p. 172
Coach's corner	p. 189
The past and future of applied sport expertise research	p. 193
Index	p. 207
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