Routledge Handbook of Digital Technologies in Sport, Exercise and Physical Education
Published on 11. November 2025
474 pages
978-1-040-43619-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first book to offer in-depth analysis of the use of digital technologies in sport, exercise and physical education; their significance for the relationship between sport, exercise and wider society; and their impact on research in sport, exercise and physical education.
Featuring the work of leading researchers from around the world, and drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives including from sociology, pedagogy, psychology and related disciplines, with a strong focus on qualitative, social scientific approaches, this book examines how individuals experience and engage with technology in the context of their physical practices. Exploring key concepts and methodologies, as well looking at how digital technologies are used in practice, this book covers diverse topics including social media, wearables, apps, video software, AI and in the context of teaching, coaching, learning, athlete safeguarding and more.
This book is essential reading for any student, researcher, teacher, instructor or coach with an interest in sport, exercise, physical education, psychology, health and the relationships between technology and society.
Featuring the work of leading researchers from around the world, and drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives including from sociology, pedagogy, psychology and related disciplines, with a strong focus on qualitative, social scientific approaches, this book examines how individuals experience and engage with technology in the context of their physical practices. Exploring key concepts and methodologies, as well looking at how digital technologies are used in practice, this book covers diverse topics including social media, wearables, apps, video software, AI and in the context of teaching, coaching, learning, athlete safeguarding and more.
This book is essential reading for any student, researcher, teacher, instructor or coach with an interest in sport, exercise, physical education, psychology, health and the relationships between technology and society.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
9 Tables, black and white; 9 Line drawings, black and white; 18 Halftones, black and white; 27 Illustrations, black and white
File size
3,97 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-43619-6 (9781040436196)
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Persons
Victoria A. Goodyear is Professor of Physical Activity, Health and Well-being in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham, UK.
Andrea Bundon is Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Principal Investigator at the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
Andrea Bundon is Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Principal Investigator at the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
Content
1 Digital Technologies in Sport, Exercise and Physical Education: A Social Science Qualitative Perspective
Andrea Bundon and Victoria A. Goodyear
PART I
Emerging Issues
2 Conceptualising Active Bodies in Digital Spaces: A Feminist Relational Approach
Kim Toffoletti, Renae Fomiatti and Kiran Pienaar
3 Screens, Health and Sedentary Lifestyles: The Need to Recognise Complexity, Function and Context
Stuart J.H. Biddle, Fitria Dwi Andriyani and George Thomas
4 Digital Media Technologies in Sports Media: Issues in Media Production, Representation and Consumption
Dunja Antunovic and Steve Bien-Aime
5 Navigating Issues of Privacy When Conducting Social Media Research in Sport and Exercise: Notes from the Field
Hester Hockin-Boyers
6 Utilising Technology in Physical Education: Are Teachers Prepared, Willing and Ready?
Risto Marttinen, Alba Iara Cae Rodrigues, Erin Centeio and Kevin Mercier
PART II
Theoretical and Methodological Approaches
7 Learning Theory and Digital Technology in Sport, Exercise and Physical Education
Hakan Larsson
8 What Do Different Theories Do in Researching Health-Related Public Pedagogies on Digital Technologies?
Maria Jose Camacho-Minano, Emma Rich, Sarah MacIsaac and Shirley Gray
9 Exercising Power Through Digital Data in Elite Sport
John Toner
10 Narrative Inquiry: Exploring the Value of Big and Small Stories from
Motherhood and Sport Research in the Digital Landscape
Kerry R. McGannon, Jenny McMahon and Shaantanu Kulkarni
11 Doing Digital Knowledge Translation and Implementation Science in Sport and Physical Activity
Kurtis Pankow, Shannon R. Pynn and Nicholas L. Holt
12 Measurement of Quantity and Quality of Physical Activity Within School Settings
Amy S. Ha, Johan Y. Y. Ng, Taoran Zeng, Shan Jiang and Bo Peng
13 Ethnography Online: Researching Sport and Physical Activity Cultures on Social Media
Rebecca Olive and Shaun Jennings
PART III
Praxis
14 Digital Technology in Physical Education: An Entangled Pedagogy Perspective
Antonio Calderon and Julia Sargent
15 Technology-Enhanced Learning in Coaching: Contemporary Issues and Future Developments
Christopher J. Cushion and Robert C. Townsend
16 Postdigital Learning: An Ecology for Teacher/Coach Professional Development
Mark Griffiths
17 Beyond Making Students Busy and Happy: Exploring the Potential of Digital Games in Physical Education Classes
Okseon Lee and Euichang Choi
18 Connection, Communication and Community: Reflections on the Technological Affordances of Instagram in the Lives of Sport Participants
Jesse Couture and Nikolaus A. Dean
PART IV
Future Visions
19 Understanding Gender-Based Violence in Online Sporting Spaces: Considerations for Keeping Safe in the Digital Realm
Emma J. Kavanagh, Jaquelyn Osborne and Chelsea Litchfield
20 Working with Indigenous Data: Contexts, Relevance and Ethics
Janice Forsyth and Taylor McKee
21 Generative Artificial Intelligence and Visual Qualitative Methods
Katherine Tamminen, Rylan Curtis, Andrea Bundon and Erica Bennett
22 Building the Case for Planet-Centric Health and Physical Education for Society 6.0
Fiona Chambers, David Aldous, Susan Whatman and Christophe Schnitzler
23 Research Ethics and Digital Platforms: Finding Firm Ground in Shifting Worlds
Andrea Bundon, Victoria A. Goodyear and Rebecca Olive
PART V
Emerging Research
24 From Research to Practice: Safeguarding Athletes in Online Environments
Ellen MacPherson, Sophie Wensel and Gretchen Kerr
25 Digital Health Technology for Delivering and Monitoring Exercise Programmes in Clinical Populations
Katie Hesketh and Jonathan Low
26 Using Technology to Inform Explicit Coaching of Values and Life Skills in Sport and Physical Education Lessons
Koon Teck Koh and Sze Yie Chye
27 How Do Digitised Sporting Metrics Feel?: The Affective Experiences of Women Australian Rules Footballers
Paul Bowell
28 Video and Digital Technologies as Tools for Participatory Inclusive Physical Education and School Sports Research
Lesley Sharpe, Janine Coates and Carolynne Mason
29 Tracing the Swim: Spatial Video as a Tool for In-Aqua Research
Ronan Foley
30 The Use of Digital Media in Physical Education: A Sport Pedagogical and Media Pedagogical Challenge?
Steffen Greve, Mareike Thumel, Florian Jastrow and Jessica Suessenbach
31 Digital Inclusion: How Technology Supports Physical Activity of People with Mobility Impairments
Shin-Yi Chiou and Joshua Kearney
Andrea Bundon and Victoria A. Goodyear
PART I
Emerging Issues
2 Conceptualising Active Bodies in Digital Spaces: A Feminist Relational Approach
Kim Toffoletti, Renae Fomiatti and Kiran Pienaar
3 Screens, Health and Sedentary Lifestyles: The Need to Recognise Complexity, Function and Context
Stuart J.H. Biddle, Fitria Dwi Andriyani and George Thomas
4 Digital Media Technologies in Sports Media: Issues in Media Production, Representation and Consumption
Dunja Antunovic and Steve Bien-Aime
5 Navigating Issues of Privacy When Conducting Social Media Research in Sport and Exercise: Notes from the Field
Hester Hockin-Boyers
6 Utilising Technology in Physical Education: Are Teachers Prepared, Willing and Ready?
Risto Marttinen, Alba Iara Cae Rodrigues, Erin Centeio and Kevin Mercier
PART II
Theoretical and Methodological Approaches
7 Learning Theory and Digital Technology in Sport, Exercise and Physical Education
Hakan Larsson
8 What Do Different Theories Do in Researching Health-Related Public Pedagogies on Digital Technologies?
Maria Jose Camacho-Minano, Emma Rich, Sarah MacIsaac and Shirley Gray
9 Exercising Power Through Digital Data in Elite Sport
John Toner
10 Narrative Inquiry: Exploring the Value of Big and Small Stories from
Motherhood and Sport Research in the Digital Landscape
Kerry R. McGannon, Jenny McMahon and Shaantanu Kulkarni
11 Doing Digital Knowledge Translation and Implementation Science in Sport and Physical Activity
Kurtis Pankow, Shannon R. Pynn and Nicholas L. Holt
12 Measurement of Quantity and Quality of Physical Activity Within School Settings
Amy S. Ha, Johan Y. Y. Ng, Taoran Zeng, Shan Jiang and Bo Peng
13 Ethnography Online: Researching Sport and Physical Activity Cultures on Social Media
Rebecca Olive and Shaun Jennings
PART III
Praxis
14 Digital Technology in Physical Education: An Entangled Pedagogy Perspective
Antonio Calderon and Julia Sargent
15 Technology-Enhanced Learning in Coaching: Contemporary Issues and Future Developments
Christopher J. Cushion and Robert C. Townsend
16 Postdigital Learning: An Ecology for Teacher/Coach Professional Development
Mark Griffiths
17 Beyond Making Students Busy and Happy: Exploring the Potential of Digital Games in Physical Education Classes
Okseon Lee and Euichang Choi
18 Connection, Communication and Community: Reflections on the Technological Affordances of Instagram in the Lives of Sport Participants
Jesse Couture and Nikolaus A. Dean
PART IV
Future Visions
19 Understanding Gender-Based Violence in Online Sporting Spaces: Considerations for Keeping Safe in the Digital Realm
Emma J. Kavanagh, Jaquelyn Osborne and Chelsea Litchfield
20 Working with Indigenous Data: Contexts, Relevance and Ethics
Janice Forsyth and Taylor McKee
21 Generative Artificial Intelligence and Visual Qualitative Methods
Katherine Tamminen, Rylan Curtis, Andrea Bundon and Erica Bennett
22 Building the Case for Planet-Centric Health and Physical Education for Society 6.0
Fiona Chambers, David Aldous, Susan Whatman and Christophe Schnitzler
23 Research Ethics and Digital Platforms: Finding Firm Ground in Shifting Worlds
Andrea Bundon, Victoria A. Goodyear and Rebecca Olive
PART V
Emerging Research
24 From Research to Practice: Safeguarding Athletes in Online Environments
Ellen MacPherson, Sophie Wensel and Gretchen Kerr
25 Digital Health Technology for Delivering and Monitoring Exercise Programmes in Clinical Populations
Katie Hesketh and Jonathan Low
26 Using Technology to Inform Explicit Coaching of Values and Life Skills in Sport and Physical Education Lessons
Koon Teck Koh and Sze Yie Chye
27 How Do Digitised Sporting Metrics Feel?: The Affective Experiences of Women Australian Rules Footballers
Paul Bowell
28 Video and Digital Technologies as Tools for Participatory Inclusive Physical Education and School Sports Research
Lesley Sharpe, Janine Coates and Carolynne Mason
29 Tracing the Swim: Spatial Video as a Tool for In-Aqua Research
Ronan Foley
30 The Use of Digital Media in Physical Education: A Sport Pedagogical and Media Pedagogical Challenge?
Steffen Greve, Mareike Thumel, Florian Jastrow and Jessica Suessenbach
31 Digital Inclusion: How Technology Supports Physical Activity of People with Mobility Impairments
Shin-Yi Chiou and Joshua Kearney
