Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching

Richard Light is Professor of Sport Pedagogy in the College of Education, Health and Human Development at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is a prominent figure in research on, and the development of, athlete-centred coaching. Richard’s experience as a coach was in school sport as a primary and secondary school teacher and at high-performance levels in rugby and martial arts, where he coached national champions in karate and kickboxing. Stephen Harvey is Associate Professor of Coaching Education in the Department of Recreation and Sport Pedagogy at Ohio University, USA, and a prominent figure in research on games-based coaching (GBA). He is an international field hockey coach and works with USA Field Hockey. He also coaches at a local soccer club and has led coach development sessions for numerous organizations, including the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in its National Team Coach Leadership and Development Program.

Introduction, PART I: Pedagogical Features and Issues, 1. Outline of Positive Pedagogy, 2. Design and Management of Learning Experiences, 3. Questioning for Learning, 4. Taking an Inquiry-based Approach, 5. How to Make Learning Positive, 6. Planning for Positive Pedagogy, 7. Flow, 8. Accounting for Coaching Context, PART II: Reflections on Coaching Team Sports, 9. Touch Rugby in Taiwan, 10. Coaching Youth Volleyball, 11. High School Girls’ Basketball, 12. Teaching Frisbee to Pre-service HPE Teachers, 13. Youth American Football, 14. Coaching Elite Level Field Hockey, Part II Summary, PART III: Reflections on Coaching Individual Sports, 15. Coaching Boxing Technique, 16. Making Strength and Conditioning Fun, 17. Teaching Javelin to Undergraduates, 18. Relay Baton Changeover, 19. Coaching Breaststroke in Japan, Part III Summary, Concluding Thoughts, Bibliography