The Constraints-Led Approach: Principles for Sports Coaching and Practice Design 9781138104068, 9781138104075, 9781315102351, 9789400944602, 113810406X, 9781351591812, 1351591819

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The Constraints-Led Approach: Principles for Sports Coaching and Practice Design
 9781138104068, 9781138104075, 9781315102351, 9789400944602, 113810406X, 9781351591812, 1351591819

Table of contents :
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction
An overview of the book series
The structure of the foundation text
Constraint-led coaching: a new way of thinking
General note
PART I: A constraints-led approach: the theoretical framework
Chapter 2: A theoretical basis for a constraints-led approach: background
Historical development of a constraints-led approach in sport and physical activity
Key theoretical influences in ecological dynamics Key theoretical insights underpinning the constraints-led approachInformation regulates actions
The concept of degeneracy: a platform for skill adaptation
Chapter 3: Interacting constraints and self-organisation tendencies
Newell's model of interacting constraints
What can we learn from evolutionary science?
How cognition, perception and action support goal-directed behaviours
Manipulation of constraints in individual sports
Dyads
Sub-phases of play during practice
The micro-structure of practice
Facilitating athlete dexterity in the micro-structure of practice Designing opportunities to display dexterity during practice in tennis and rugby unionHarnessing self-organisation tendencies when coaching
Chapter 4: A landscape of affordances
How climbers use affordances to regulate their performance behaviours
Using guided discovery in the micro-structure of practice: how a well-designed affordance landscape can help learners to become more adaptable
What role do verbal instructions have in the design of an affordance landscape in practice?
Verbal instructions as augmented feedback: what is their role in learning design? Creating a form of life in practice: harnessing socio-cultural (environmental) constraints on skill adaptability and expertiseSummary
PART II: A constraints-led approach: building a bridge
Chapter 5: The environment design principles
Environment Design Principles
Summary
Chapter 6: The constraints-led approach: session designer
Planning a CLA session
Goal
Reality
Option
Way forward
Summary
PART III: A constraints-led approach: constraints in action
Chapter 7: A constraints-led approach to coaching field hockey
Introduction
Field hockey case study
GROW planning process The session planner --
explore, exploit, executeSession reflection
Summary
Chapter 8: A constraints-led approach to coaching golf
Introduction
The environment shapes the golfer
Knowing the individual
Golf coaching and skill learning principles
Constraints in shaping a shot
A case study: Thomas can't pitch
Summary
Chapter 9: A constraints-led approach to coaching track and field
Introduction
Principles of a CLA in track and field --
more than just designing drills
Case study --
Natalie
GROW planning process
Session reflection
Summary

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