Positive pedagogy for sport coaching : athlete-centred coaching for individual sports /
by Richard Light.
- New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017
- x, 168 pages ; illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I The development of positive pedagogy -- An outline of Positive Pedagogy for sport coaching -- Making sense of learning -- Making learning positive -- Part II Pedagogical features of positive pedagogy -- Designing and managing learning experiences -- Questioning for learning -- Promoting inquiry -- Part III Applications -- Introduction to applications -- Swimming -- Croquet -- Running -- Javelin -- Teaching kayak rolling through feel and flow -- Rock climbing -- Gymnastics : enhancing thought awareness and positive -- Karate.
The concept of positive pedagogy has transformed the way we understand learning and coaching in sport. Presenting examples of positive pedagogy in action, this book is the first to apply its basic principles to individual sports such as swimming, athletics, gymnastics and karate.
Using the game based approach (GBA) (an athlete-centred, inquiry-based method that involves game-like activities), this book demonstrates how positive pedagogy can be successfully employed across a range of sports and levels of performance, while also providing insight into coaches’ experiences of this approach. Divided into three sections that focus on the development, characteristics and applications of positive pedagogy, it fills a gap in coaching literature by extending the latest developments of GBA to activities beyond team sports. It pioneers a way of coaching that is both efficient in improving performance and effective in promoting positive experiences of learning across all ages and abilities.
Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching: Athlete-centred coaching for individual sports is invaluable reading for all sports coaching students as well as any practising coach or physical education teacher looking for inspiration.