Developmental Psychology Arena

Motor Learning in Practice

A Constraints-Led Approach

• Edited by Ian Renshaw, Keith Davids and Geert J.P. Savelsbergh.

Published March 2010

Motor Learning in Practice explores the fundamental processes of motor learning and skill acquisition in sport, and explains how a constraints-led approach can be used to design more effective learning environments for sports practice and performance. Drawing on ecological psychology, the book…
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Skill Acquisition in Sport

Research, Theory and Practice

• Edited by A. Mark Williams, and Nicola J. Hodges.

Published March 2004

Success in sport depends upon the athlete's ability to develop and perfect a specific set of perceptual, cognitive and motor skills. This book examines how we learn such skills and, in particular, considers the crucial role of practice and instruction in the process. Leading authorities within the…
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Visual Perception and Action in Sport

• Edited by Keith Davids, A Mark Williams and John G. Williams.

Published January 1999

Athletes are dependent upon a constant supply of accurate and reliable information from the environment whilst performing complex movements. Visual Perception and Action in Sport examines the information which is perceived by the human visual system and the way it is utilised to support actions…
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