Physical Education Books

New and Published Books

1. Developing Physical Health and Well-being through Gymnastics (7-11)

   A Session-by-Session Approach, 3rd Edition

   By Maggie Carroll, Jackie Hannay

   How can you make gymnastics challenging, lively and inclusive? How can you improve the health, fitness and well-being of all your children? How can you ensure progression over time? This practical and easy-to-use teacher’s guide is the brand new edition of the popular workbook Gymnastics 7-11. It...

   Published June 30th 2011 by Routledge
2. Pedagogy and Human Movement

   Theory, Practice, Research

   By Richard Tinning

   Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

   Across the full range of human movement studies and their many sub-disciplines, established institutional practices and forms of pedagogy are used to (re)produce valued knowledge about human movement. Pedagogy and Human Movement explores this pedagogy in detail to reveal its applications and...

   Published March 22nd 2011 by Routledge
3. Key Themes in Youth Sport

   By Ken Green

   Key Themes in Youth Sport is a concise, easy to read guide to core concepts in the study of young people’s relationship with sport, exercise and leisure. Designed to help students get to grips with the basics and go on to master the central ideas and debates in contemporary youth sport, this...

   Published September 16th 2010 by Routledge
4. Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School

   A Companion to School Experience, 3rd Edition

   Edited by Susan Capel, Margaret Whitehead

   Series: Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School Series

   What skills are required of secondary student physical education teachers? What are the key areas that these student teachers need to understand? How can current challenges be addressed by these student teachers? Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School combines underpinning...

   Published August 12th 2010 by Routledge
5. The Really Useful Physical Education Book

   Learning and Teaching Across the 7–14 Age Range

   Edited by Gary Stidder, Sid Hayes

   Series: The Really Useful Series

   The Really Useful Physical Education Book provides training and practising teachers with guidance and ideas to teach physical education effectively and imaginatively across the seven to fourteen age range. It is underpinned by easy-to-understand theory and links to the curriculum and...

   Published July 13th 2010 by Routledge
6. Understanding Sports Coaching

   The Social, Cultural and Pedagogical Foundations of Coaching Practice, 2nd Edition

   By Tania G. Cassidy, Robyn L. Jones, Paul Potrac

   Successful sports coaching is as dependent on utilising good teaching and social practices as it is about expertise in sport skills and tactics. Understanding Sports Coaching offers an innovative introduction to the theory and practice of sports coaching, highlighting the social, cultural and...

   Published August 4th 2008 by Routledge
7. Education, Disordered Eating and Obesity Discourse

   Fat Fabrications

   By John Evans, Emma Rich, Brian Davies, Rachel Allwood

   Eating less, exercising more and losing weight seem the obvious solution for the oncoming 'obesity epidemic'. Rarely, however, is thought given to how these messages are interpreted and whether they are in fact inherently healthy. Education, Disordered Eating and Obesity Discourse investigates how...

   Published June 5th 2008 by Routledge
8. The Essentials of Performance Analysis

   An Introduction

   By Mike Hughes, Ian Franks

   What is performance analysis and how does its use benefit sports performance? How can you use performance analysis in your sport? The Essentials of Performance Analysis answers your questions, providing a complete guide to the foundational elements of match and performance analysis for new students...

   Published December 5th 2007 by Routledge
9. An Introduction to Sports Coaching

   From Science and Theory to Practice

   Edited by Robyn L. Jones, Mike Hughes, Kieran Kingston

   An Introduction to Sports Coaching provides students with an accessible guide to the scientific, medical, educational and social science theory that underlies the practice of quality sports coaching. Throughout the text, the theory is illustrated 'in practice' with the use of real-life...

   Published October 29th 2007 by Routledge
10. Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports

    Edited by Mike J. McNamee

    With interest and participation in extreme and adventure sports growing year on year, the time is ripe for a thoughtful and analytical assessment of this phenomenon from a rigorous philosophical perspective. This collection of essays is the first single-source treatment of adventure sports from an...

    Published May 23rd 2007 by Routledge