Acquisition and Performance of Sports Skills

Acquisition and Performance of Sports Skills is the second title to appear in a new series Wiley SportTexts that aims to provide textbooks covering the key disciplines within the academic study of sport. The title provides students with the theoretical and practical background that is necessary for an understanding of the basics of skill acquisition and the nature of sports performance. This understanding is founded on the student s existing knowledge of sport and leads into the subject, using a student centred, problem-solving approach. Presents both cognitive and ecological approaches to the subject to give a balanced view. Excellent pedagogy including problem-solving tasks, practical experiments and revision notes at the end of chapters. Invaluable for students of sport and exercise science taking a first course in skill acquisition, motor learning and/or motor control