Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching - An Essential Guide

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 are acquired and controlled within an environment of complex actions. This new textbook explores contemporary sport-specific research to identify the key perceptual information that is unique for each sport and combines findings with expert practitioner experience to provide guidance on how to coach using ecological dynamics.
Organised in three sections, Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching first presents the principles of coaching with ecological dynamics. And then moves on to provide sport-specific guidance based in skill acquisition practice and performance research, to create representative learning environments.
This new volume is key reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and coach practitioners in the fields of sport coaching, skill acquisition, physical education, physical activity, and movement science.

List of contents

PART 1
Foundations of Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching
1 Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching: Principles and Practice Foundations
Steve M Smith
2 Practice Design in Ecological Dynamics
Steve M Smith
3 Communication and Feedback in Ecological Dynamics
Steve M Smith
PART 2
Coaching Team Sports
4 Coaching Football
Steve M Smith
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
Steve M Smith
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

About the author

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

Product details

• Authors: Steve M Smith
• Assisted by: Steve M Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 22.01.2026
• EAN: 9781032869223
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3286922-3
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Basketball, Golf, SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, cricket, SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Soccer, SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball, SPORTS & RECREATION / Rugby, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cricket, SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Basketball, SPORTS & RECREATION / Golf, Hockey, Sports training & coaching, Rugby football, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), Football variants and related games, Sports training and coaching, SPORTS & RECREATION / Animal Sports / Equestrian, SPORTS & RECREATION / Racket Sports / Tennis, field hockey, SPORTS & RECREATION / Winter Sports / Hockey, Racket games