Developing Sport Expertise, 3rd Edition
Researchers and Coaches Put Theory into Practice
- Hardcover
180 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2023
Summary
The athlete development process spans from initial sport engagement to elite-level performance to effective career transition out of sport. This is a long and complicated process. Identifying and nurturing talent, 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.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781032258188 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1032258187 |
| Author: | Damian Farrow, Clare MacMahon, Joseph Baker |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 180 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 174mm |
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About The Author
Damian Farrow
Damian Farrow is the Umpiring Coaching & Innovation Manager for the Australian Football League. He is also a Professor of Skill Acquisition at the Institute of Health and Sport, Victoria University, Australia. His research and practical interests centre on the development of sport expertise with a particular focus on practice methodology and decision-making skills. Damian is the author/editor of seven books and over 150 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.
Joseph Baker is Professor and Tanenbaum Chair in Sport Science, Data Modelling and Sport Analytics in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto, Canada. He has also held visiting researcher/professor positions at the Carnegie Research Institute at Leeds Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom, Victoria University and the Australian Institute of Sport in Australia, and the Institute of Sport Science at Westflische Wilhelms-Universit Münster in Germany. His research considers the varying influences on optimal human development, ranging from issues affecting athlete development and skill acquisition to barriers and facilitators of successful aging. Joe is Past President of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology and the author/editor of 12 books and over 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.
Clare MacMahon is an Associate Professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. With a particular focus on talent development in sport and expertise in sports officiating, Clare’s research brings together cognitive psychology and human movement. Clare is active in skill acquisition in Australia and internationally, having co-established the Australasian Skill Acquisition Network, which brings together researchers and practitioners, and as the Oceania representative for Sport Psychology to the International Association of Applied Psychology.
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