Developing sport expertise : researchers and coaches put theory into practice /
edited by Damian Farrow, Joe Baker and Clare MacMahon.
- Second edition.
- xxix, 274 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction / Clare Macmahon -- pt. I Expert Systems -- 2. Outliers, Talent Codes, And Myths / Steve Cobley -- Coach's Corner / Eddie Jones -- 3. How Good Are We At Predicting Athletes' Futures? / Marije T. Elferink-Gemser -- Coach's Corner / John Keogh -- 4. Functional Sport Expertise Systems / Juanita Weissensteiner -- Coach's Corner / Tricia Heberle -- Coach's Corner / Adam Sachs -- pt. II Expert Officials and Coaches -- 5. The Sport Official In Research And Practice / Clare Macmahon -- Coach's Corner / Ralf Brand -- 6. Developing The Expert Performance Coach / Pat Duffy -- Coach's Corner / Patrick Hunt -- pt. III Contemporary Coaching Approaches -- 7. Observation As An Instructional Method / Diane M. Ste-Marie -- Coach's Corner / Hernan E. Humana -- 8. Organizing Practice / Timothy D. Lee -- Coach's Corner / Gary Bernard -- 9. Practicing Implicit (Motor) Learning / Rich Masters -- Coach's Corner / Tom Willmott -- pt. IV Expert Athlete Processes -- 10. "Choking" In Sport / Noel P. Kinrade -- Coach's Corner / Scott Draper -- 11. Expert Visual Perception / Joan N. Vickers -- Coach's Corner / Hayley Wickenheiser -- 12. The Recipe For Expert Decision Making / Markus Raab -- Coach's Corner / Neil Craig -- 13. Developing Tactics / Sue L. Mcpherson -- Coach's Corner / Norma Plummer -- 14. Research: Informed Practice / Bruce Abernethy -- 15. 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.