1st Edition

Complexity in Games Teaching and Coaching A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective

210 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

210 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

210 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Description

Shedding new light on sport pedagogy and the teaching and coaching of games, this book shows how complexity theory can be used to improve team sport performance, coach education, and young player development. The book draws together insights from both the humanities and behavioural sciences, including psychology, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, history, and play theory into a new... Read more

Introduction

Part I: What is Human Play? A Philosophical Issue

1 Play as a Phenomenon and a Value

2 Play, Game and Sport as a “Tricky Triad” in the Philosophy of Sport

Part II: How Humans Play: A Psychological Issue

3 Cognition, Behaviour, and Activity in Games Playing Through a Complexity Prism

4 Psychology of Play as Mental Escape

Part III: How Human Culture Plays Games: A Social-Anthropological and Historical Issue

5 From Ritual to Sport Show

6 From Games Playing to Games Teaching

Part IV: How to Teach and Coach Games: The Pedagogical Issue

7 Complexity Paradigm in Games Teaching and Coaching