Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching

This is the first book to take the basic principles of the Game Sense approach (athlete-centered, inquiry-based pedagogy and game-like activities) and apply them to individual and technique-intensive sports. It introduces the concept of ‘positive pedagogy’, promoting positive experiences of learning in coaching and physical education, and presents examples of positive pedagogy in action in swimming, track and field, gymnastics, kayaking and karate. Including guidelines for using positive pedagogy across a range of sports, levels of performance and ages, this book is invaluable reading for all sports coaching and PE studies, and any practising coach or PE teacher looking for inspiration.