Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching

An Essential Guide
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-86922-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 318 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching provides coaches and students with sport-specific guidance to coaching within the ecological dynamics framework, presenting guidance to support coaches in creating representative learning designs that will enhance skill acquisition and sport performance. Ecological Dynamics is a theoretical framework that attempts to understand how perceptual–motor skills are acquired and controlled within an environment of complex actions. This new textbook explores contemporary sport-specific research to identify the key perceptual information that is unique for each sport and combines findings with expert practitioner experience to provide guidance on how to coach using ecological dynamics.

Organised in three sections, Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching first presents the principles of coaching with ecological dynamics. And then moves on to provide sport-specific guidance based in skill acquisition practice and performance research, to create representative learning environments.

This new volume is key reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and coach practitioners in the fields of sport coaching, skill acquisition, physical education, physical activity, and movement science.

Zielgruppe

Academic, General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Steve M

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten Cricket Tennis
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten Golf
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten American Football Rugby
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten American Football Fußball
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten Hockey
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Trainingswissenschaft, Sportunterricht
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Pferdesport, Tiersportarten
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten Cricket Basketball

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1

Foundations of Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching

1 Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching: Principles and Practice Foundations

Steve M Smith

2 Practice Design in Ecological Dynamics

Steve M Smith

3 Communication and Feedback in Ecological Dynamics

Steve M Smith

PART 2

Coaching Team Sports

4 Coaching Football

Steve M Smith

5 Coaching Basketball

Alex Sarama

6 Coaching Cricket

Alex Lascu

7 Coaching Rugby Union

Tim Robinson

8 Coaching Field Hockey

Stuart Armstrong

PART 3

Coaching Individual Sports

9 Coaching Badminton

Steve M Smith

10 Coaching Tennis

Steve Whelan

11 Coaching Golf

Mark Day

12 Coaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Calum Jones Jacob Tsypkin, Raphael Saib, and Jonathan Williams

13 Coaching Showjumping

Marianne Davies, Gillian Tabor, and Warren Lamperd

Über Autor(innen)

Steve M Smith, PhD is a senior lecturer in Sport Coaching and Psychology at the University of Winchester, UK.