Acquisition and Performance of Sports Skills

An extensive update of a successful textbook on skill acquisition for sport students. Praised for its clarity of writing style and presentation the new edition will be an essential buy for those needing a practical, sport-focused introduction to the theory and application of human motor skills.

List of contents

Prologue
 
1. Skill, Ability and Performance.
 
2. Sensation and Perception of External Information
 
3. Decision Making and Working Memory
 
4. Reaction Time
 
5. Anticipation
 
6. Motor Control
 
7. Memory
 
8. Learning I: Types, Theories, Styles and Measurement
 
9. Learning II: Instruction, Practice, Transfer of Training and Feedback
 
10. Motivation, Arousal and Learning and Performance
 
11. Conclusion
 
Appendix 1. Writing an Academic Paper
 
Appendix 2. Test Your Knowledge Answers
 
Appendix 3. Calculating Variable Error
 
References
 
Index

About the author

Professor Terry McMorris, University College Chichester UK Terry has many years teaching and research experience in motor control and skill acquisition and has worked as a professional coach.

Summary

An extensive update of a successful textbook on skill acquisition for sport students. Praised for its clarity of writing style and presentation the new edition will be an essential buy for those needing a practical, sport-focused introduction to the theory and application of human motor skills.

Product details

• Authors: T Mcmorris, Terry Mcmorris, Terry (University College Mcmorris, McMorris Terry
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.05.2014
• EAN: 9781118444665
• ISBN: 978-1-118-44466-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous; Psychologie, Medizin, Sportwissenschaft, angewandte Psychologie, Life Sciences, Psychology, Biowissenschaften, Sports science, Applied Psychology, Medical Science, Anatomy & Physiology, Anatomie u. Physiologie