1st Edition

Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching An Essential Guide

Edited By Steve M Smith Copyright 2026
318 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching provides coaches and students with sport-specific guidance to coaching within the ecological dynamics framework, presenting guidance to support coaches in creating representative learning designs that will enhance skill acquisition and sport performance. Ecological Dynamics is a theoretical framework that attempts to understand how perceptual–motor skills... Read more

PART 1

Foundations of Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching

1 Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching: Principles and Practice Foundations

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2 Practice Design in Ecological Dynamics

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3 Communication and Feedback in Ecological Dynamics

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PART 2

Coaching Team Sports

4 Coaching Football

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5 Coaching Basketball

Alex Sarama

6 Coaching Cricket

Alex Lascu

7 Coaching Rugby Union

Tim Robinson

8 Coaching Field Hockey

Stuart Armstrong

PART 3

Coaching Individual Sports

9 Coaching Badminton

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10 Coaching Tennis

Steve Whelan

11 Coaching Golf

Mark Day

12 Coaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Calum Jones Jacob Tsypkin, Raphael Saib, and Jonathan Williams

13 Coaching Showjumping

Marianne Davies, Gillian Tabor, and Warren Lamperd

 

Biography

Steve M Smith, PhD is a senior lecturer in Sport Coaching and Psychology at the University of Winchester, UK.