Skill acquisition in sport: some applications of an evolving practice ecology

HANDFORD, C, DAVIDS, K, BENNETT, S J and BUTTON, C (1997). Skill acquisition in sport: some applications of an evolving practice ecology. Journal of Sports Sciences, 15 (6), 621-640.

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Abstract

This paper builds on recent theoretical concerns regarding traditional conceptualizations of the skill acquisition process. The implications for the process of practice in sport contexts are explored with reference to the information-processing approach to motor behaviour and the newer ecological paradigm. Issues are raised with current principles of practice based on traditional theoretical ideas. A practice strategy that gives greater weight to the guided exploration of the practice workspace jointly defined by the properties of the individual's subsystems, the specific task and the environment is advocated. Such a constraints-led perspective supersedes previous distinctions between rudimentary and voluntary skills. Sports scientists, coaches, teachers and movement rehabilitation therapists are invited to review current practices in the light of recent theoretical advances from the ecological perspective.

Item Type:	Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group:	Centre for Sports Engineering Research
Identification Number:	10.1080/026404197367056
Depositing User:	Carole Harris
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2011 11:39
Last Modified:	04 Apr 2011 11:39
URI:	http://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3293

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