Positive pedagogy for sport coaching : athlete-centred coaching for individual sports / Richard Light.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Light, Richard, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coaching (Athletics).

Coaching (Athletics)--Psychological aspects.

Athletes--Psychology.

Athletes.

Physical Description:

x, 168 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

The concept of positive pedagogy has transformed the way we understand learning and coaching in sport. Presenting examples of positive pedagogy in action, this book is the first to apply its basic principles to individual sports such as swimming, athletics, gymnastics and karate. Using the game based approach (GBA) (an athlete-centred, inquiry-based method that involves game-like activities), this book demonstrates how positive pedagogy can be successfully employed across a range of sports and levels of performance, while also providing insight into coaches' experiences of this approach. Divided into three sections that focus on the development, characteristics and applications of positive pedagogy, it fills a gap in coaching literature by extending the latest developments of GBA to activities beyond team sports. It pioneers a way of coaching that is both efficient in improving performance and effective in promoting positive experiences of learning across all ages and abilities. Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching: Athlete-centred coaching for individual sports is invaluable reading for all sports coaching students as well as any practising coach or physical education teacher looking for inspiration. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I The development of Positive Pedagogy 9

1 An outline of Positive Pedagogy for sport coaching / Stephen Harvey Harvey, Stephen 11

2 Making sense of learning 23

3 Making learning positive 35

Part II Pedagogical features of Positive Pedagogy 47

4 Designing and managing learning experiences 49

5 Questioning for learning / Stephen Harvey Harvey, Stephen 59

6 Promoting inquiry 69

Part III Applications 79

7 Introduction to applications 81

8 Swimming 88

9 Croquet / Jenny Clarke Clarke, Jenny 93

10 Running 102

11 Javelin 108

12 Teaching kayak rolling through feel and flow / Chris North North, Chris 115

13 Rock climbing / Mohammad Shah Razak Razak, Mohammad Shah 122

14 Gymnastics: Enhancing thought, awareness and positive experiences / Bianca Couto de Aguiar Aguiar, Bianca Couto de 128

15 Karate 136.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138215580

1138215589

9781138215597

1138215597

OCLC:

949870049