Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching: Athlete-centred coaching for individual sp

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This book demonstrates how Positive Pedagogy for sport coaching (PPed) can be successfully employed across a range of sports and levels of performance, while also providing insight into coaches' experiences.

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Positive Pedagogy is an athlete-centred, inquiry-based approach that transforms the way we understand learning and coaching in sport. This book demonstrates how Positive Pedagogy for sport coaching (PPed) can be successfully employed across a range of sports and levels of performance, while also providing insight into coaches' experiences.Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, the book introduces the key concepts that underpin Positive Pedagogy and offers detailed case studies of Positive Pedagogy in action, with reflections from practising coaches. It also provides more detail and direction for coaches interested in implementing the approach. This new edition moves beyond coaching in individual sports to explain how Positive Pedagogy can be applied to all sport coaching across a wide range of sports, including basketball, baseball, football, rugby, boxing, swimming, track and field athletics, as well as strength and conditioning. Positive Pedagogy for sport coaching both improves performance and promotes positive learning experiences across all ages and abilities. This book is invaluable reading for all sports coaching students as well as any practising coaches or physical education teachers looking to improve or even transform their professional practice.

Author Biography

Richard Light is Professor of Sport Pedagogy in the College of Education, Health and Human Development at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is a prominent figure in research on, and the development of, athlete-centred coaching. Richard's experience as a coach was in school sport as a primary and secondary school teacher and at high-performance levels in rugby and martial arts, where he coached national champions in karate and kickboxing.Stephen Harvey is Associate Professor of Coaching Education in the Department of Recreation and Sport Pedagogy at Ohio University, USA, and a prominent figure in research on games-based coaching (GBA). He is an international field hockey coach and works with USA Field Hockey. He also coaches at a local soccer club and has led coach development sessions for numerous organizations, including the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in its National Team Coach Leadership and Development Program.

Table of Contents

Introduction, PART I: Pedagogical Features and Issues, 1. Outline of Positive Pedagogy, 2. Design and Management of Learning Experiences, 3. Questioning for Learning, 4. Taking an Inquiry-based Approach, 5. How to Make Learning Positive, 6. Planning for Positive Pedagogy, 7. Flow, 8. Accounting for Coaching Context, PART II: Reflections on Coaching Team Sports, 9. Touch Rugby in Taiwan, 10. Coaching Youth Volleyball, 11. High School Girls' Basketball, 12. Teaching Frisbee to Pre-service HPE Teachers, 13. Youth American Football, 14. Coaching Elite Level Field Hockey, Part II Summary, PART III: Reflections on Coaching Individual Sports, 15. Coaching Boxing Technique, 16. Making Strength and Conditioning Fun, 17. Teaching Javelin to Undergraduates, 18. Relay Baton Changeover, 19. Coaching Breaststroke in Japan, Part III Summary, Concluding Thoughts, Bibliography

Details ISBN0367218216 Author Richard Light Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2019 ISBN-10 0367218216 ISBN-13 9780367218218 Edition 2nd Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9781138215597 DEWEY 796.077 Subtitle Athlete-centred coaching for individual sports Pages 182 Publication Date 2019-05-14 Language English UK Release Date 2019-05-14 AU Release Date 2019-05-14 NZ Release Date 2019-05-14 Illustrations 5 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white Edition Description 2nd edition Alternative 9780367218201 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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