Applied Positive Pedagogy in Sport Coaching: International Cases

by Richard Light (Editor), Stephen Harvey (Editor)

Overview

Positive Pedagogy is an athlete-centred, inquiry-based approach that transforms the way we understand learning and coaching in sport and can be successfully employed across a range of different sports and levels of performance. Applied Positive Pedagogy in Sports Coaching: International Cases reflects the uptake of Positive Pedagogy by coaches across different countries and sport settings through its complete focus on their experiences of using it and adapting it to their needs and contexts.

Comprising 17 detailed chapters that examine both Team Sports (Part 1) and Individual Sports (Part 2), this book seeks to provide insight into the opportunities and challenges involved in the application of Positive Pedagogy for sport coaching (PPed). Critically, it also identifies any problems the coaches encountered, how they addressed them and what they learned from these experiences.

Acting as a complementary text to the successful Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching, 2nd edition, Applied Positive Pedagogy in Sports Coaching: International Cases is an exciting, applied text that will be vital reading for all practising sports coaches or physical education teachers looking to improve or even transform their professional practice, as well as sports coaching students and researchers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367489823
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/08/2020
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Richard Light is Professor of Sport Pedagogy in the College of Education, Health and Human Development at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is a prominent figure in research on, and the development of, athlete-centred coaching. Richard’s experience as a coach was in school sport as a primary and secondary school teacher and at high-performance levels in rugby and martial arts, where he coached national champions in karate and kickboxing. Stephen Harvey is Associate Professor of Coaching Education in the Department of Recreation and Sport Pedagogy at Ohio University, USA, and a prominent figure in research on games-based coaching (GBA). He is an international field hockey coach and works with USA Field Hockey. He also coaches at a local soccer club and has led coach development sessions for numerous organizations, including the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in its National Team Coach Leadership and Development Program.

Stephen Harvey is Professor of Coaching, Health and Physical Education in the Department of Recreation and Sports Pedagogy at Ohio University, USA, and a prominent figure in research on games-based coaching. Stephen is a licensed physical education teacher who has coached a collegiate national championship winning team in women’s soccer as well as junior and master’s level international field hockey teams. He coaches at a local soccer club and has led coach development sessions for numerous organizations, including USA field hockey and the United States Olympic Committee. Stephen recently qualified as an International Council for Coach Education Coach Developer through participation in the Nippon Sport Science University Coach Developer Academy.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations viii

List of contributors ix

Acknowledgements xii

Introduction Richard Light 1

Positive Pedagogy for Coaching Team and Individual Sports: An overview Richard Light Stephen Harvey 10

Part I Team Sports 25

1 Providing a Positive Experience of Learning: An Australian Football (AFL) Experience Shane Pill 27

2 Positive Pedagogy in Cricket Coaching: A Season of Reflections Kendall Jarrett Elliot Wilson Andy Siddall 35

3 Applying Positive Pedagogy to a Season of Basketball Ricardo Pimenta 44

4 Coaching Baseball with Positive Pedagogy Clayton Kuklick 52

5 Football in a Japanese Women's University Richard Light 59

6 Enhancing Enjoyment Through Positive Pedagogy, Wearable Technology and Flow Michael Sup 66

7 Providing Positive Experiences of Learning in Girls' Soccer (Football) Christina Curry 74

8 Using Positive Pedagogy in Striking and Fielding Games Nick Hill 82

Part II Individual Sports 89

9 The Influence of a PPed Course on Coaching Practice Richard Light Mohammad Shah Razak 91

10 Swimming: Second Kick in Butterfly Richard Light 99

11 Performing in Chaos: Coaching Transition for Young Triathletes Using Positive Pedagogy Juliet Paterson Kass Gibson 106

12 Teaching Javelin in a Singapore School Richard Light 116

13 Teaching for Motivation and Awareness in Children's and Youth Gymnastics Bianca Couto de Aguiar 123

14 Boxing Technique Richard Light 131

15 Positive Pedagogy for Strength and Conditioning in Women's Soccer Letitia Price 138

16 Beach Sprint Starts Richard Light 146

17 Teaching Climbing Techniques in Singapore Mohammad Shah Razak 153

18 Conclusions Stephen Harvey 159

Index 164