Acquisition and Performance of Sports Skills

Acquisition and Performance of Sports Skills providesstudents with the theoretical and practical background that isnecessary for an understanding of the basics of skill acquisitionand performance. This understanding is founded on the student'sexisting knowledge of sport and leads into the subject, using astudent centred, problem-solving approach. The first half of thebook examines the nature of sports performance and the second skillacquisition. There is a debate among researchers into psychomotorlearning: the ecological versus the cognitive approach. Becausethis book is aimed clearly at students taking a first course in thesubject the author includes examples from both schools of thoughtthus ensuring a balanced approach.
* looks at skill acquisition firmly within the context of sportsperformance
* takes students' practical experience as a starting point thenclearly explains the underlying theories
* presents both cognitive and ecological approaches to thesubject to give a balanced view
* excellent pedagogy including problem-solving tasks, practicalexperiments and revision notes at the end of chapters
Written by an author with many years teaching, research andpractical coaching experience, Acquisition and Performance ofSport Skills proves invaluable for students of sport andexercise science taking a first course in skill acquisition, motorlearning and/or motor control.
This is the second title to appear in the WileySportTexts Series that aims to provide textbookscovering the key disciplines within the academic study ofsport.