Developing sport expertise : researchers and coaches put theory into practice / edited by Damian Farrow, Joseph Baker and Clare MacMahon.
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TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.Edition: Second editionDescription: xxix, 274 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: - text
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- 9780415525244
- 0415525241
- 613.7 FAR
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The development of an athlete from basic performance to elite level of accomplishment is a long and complicated process. Identifying and nurturing talent, developing and fine tuning sport skills, and maintaining high levels of performance over the course of a career requires many thousands of hours of training and, increasingly, the input and support of expert coaches and sport scientists.
In this fully revised and updated new edition of the leading student and researcher overview of the development of sports expertise, a team of world-class sport scientists and professional coaches examine the fundamental science of skill acquisition and explore the methods by which science can be applied in the real-world context of sport performance. This book surveys the very latest research in skill acquisition, provides a comprehensive and accessible review of core theory and key concepts and includes an innovative 'Coaches Corner' feature in each chapter, in which leading coaches offer insights from elite sport and critique contemporary practice in sport skill development.
With new chapters offering more material on key topics such as instruction and observation and expert visual perception, the second edition of Developing Sport Expertise is invaluable reading for all researchers and students in the areas of expertise in sport, skill acquisition, motor control and development, sport psychology, or coaching theory and practice.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Damian Farrow, Joseph Baker, and Clare MacMahon -- Expert systems. Outliers, talent codes, and myths / Joseph Baker and Steve Cobley -- Coach\'s corner / Eddie Jones -- How good are we at predicting athletes\' futures? / Jorg Schorer and Marije T. Elferink-Gemser -- Coach\'s corner / John Keogh -- Functional sport expertise sytems / Jason Gulbin and Juanita Weissensteiner -- Coach\'s corner / Tricia Heberle, Adam Sachs -- Expert officials and coaches. The sport official in research and practice / Henning Plessner and Clare MacMahon -- Coach\'s corner / Ralf Brand -- Developing the expert performance coach / Jean Cote, Karl Erickson, and Pat Duffy -- Coach\'s corner / Patrick Hunt -- Contemporary coaching approaches. Observation as an instructional method / Nicola J. Hodges and Diane M. Ste-Marie -- Coach\'s corner / Hernan E. Humaria -- Organizing practice / Jae T. Patterson and Timothy D. Lee -- Coach\'s corner / Gary Bernard -- Practicing implicit (motor) learning / Rich Masters -- Coach\'s corner / Tom Willmott -- Expert athlete processes. Choking in sport / Robin C. Jackson, Sian L. Beilock, and Noel Pl Kinrade -- Coach\'s corner / Scott Draper -- Expert visual perception / Derek Panchuk and Joan N. Vickers -- Coach\'s corner / Hayley Wickenheiser -- The recipe for expert decision making / Damian Farrow and Markus Raab -- Coach\'s corner / Neil Craig -- Developing tactics / Stuart Morgan and Sue L. McPherson -- Coach\'s corner / Norma Plummer -- Expert commentary. Research: informed practice / Bruce Abernethy -- There is no easy route to expertise / Geert J.P. Savelsbergh.
This book surveys the very latest research in skill acquisition, provides a comprehensive and accessible review of core theory and key concepts and includes an innovative \'Coaches Corner\' feature in each chapter, in which leading coaches offer insights from elite sport and critique contemporary practice in sport skill development.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of figures (p. ix)
- List of tables and boxes (p. xi)
- Contributors (p. xiii)
- Preface (p. xxv)
- Acknowledgments (p. xxvii)
- Permissions (p. xxix)
- 1 Introduction (p. 1)
- Part I Expert Systems (p. 11)
- 2 Outliers, Talent Codes, and Myths (p. 13)
- Coach's Comer (p. 26)
- 3 How Good are We at Predicting Athletes' Futures? (p. 30)
- Coach's Comer (p. 40)
- 4 Functional Sport Expertise Systems (p. 45)
- Coach's Corner
- Tricia Heberle (p. 65)
- Adam Sachs (p. 66)
- Part II Expert Official and Coaches (p. 69)
- 5 The Sport Official in Research and Practice (p. 71)
- Coach's Corner (p. 92)
- 6 Developing the Expert Performance Coach (p. 96)
- Coach's Corner (p. 109)
- Part III Contemporary Coaching Approaches (p. 113)
- 7 Observation as an Instructional Method (p. 115)
- Coach's Comer (p. 129)
- 8 Organizing Practice (p. 132)
- Coach's Corner (p. 151)
- 9 Practicing Implicit (Motor) Learning (p. 154)
- Coach's Corner (p. 169)
- Part IV Expert Athlete Processes (p. 175)
- 10 "Choking" In Sport (p. 177)
- Coach's Corner (p. 191)
- 11 Expert Visual Perception (p. 195)
- Coach's Comer (p. 206)
- 12 The Recipe for Expert Decision Making (p. 210)
- Coach's Comer (p. 227)
- 13 Developing Tactics (p. 231)
- Coach's Comer (p. 244)
- Part V Expert Commentary (p. 247)
- 14 Research: Informed Practice (p. 249)
- 15 There is No Easy Route to Expertise (p. 256)
- Index (p. 265)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Damian Farrow holds a joint appointment with Victoria University, Australia, and the Australian Institute of Sport as a Professor of Sports Science. His extensive research activity is designed to support Australian coaches seeking to understand factors critical to developing sport expertise, particularly perceptual-cognitive skill and practice methodology.Joseph Baker is with the Lifespan Health and Performance Laboratory at York University, Canada. Joseph is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and four previous books. His research considers the influences on optimal human development, ranging from issues affecting youth development to barriers and facilitators of successful aging.
Clare MacMahon is discipline leader of Sport Science and head of Motor Learning and Skilled Performance in Health Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on cognitive aspects of movement skills, including learning and retaining complex perceptual-cognitive skills such as sport decision making.