Expert Performance in Sports Advances in Research on Sport Expertise

• Other Authors: Ericsson, K. Anders 1947- (Editor), Starkes, Janet L. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Champaign, Illinois Human Kinetics 2003
• Subjects: Physical education and training; Sports sciences
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• Physical Description: x, 469 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-445) and index
• ISBN: 0736041524 (hardback); 9780736041522 (hardback)

Expert Performance in Sports: Advances in Research on Sport Expertise presents an overview of the critical issues facing researchers who study how athletes reachand stay atthe pinnacle of their sports. The text will allow you to update your knowledge of sport expertise with the most current research and practical applications for the development of sport expertise in athletes, referees, and judges. This comprehensive reference reflects both theoretical underpinnings and future directions in the understanding of sport expertise research and is the first book to look specifically at how elite athletes are developed. Editors Janet L. Starkes and K. Anders Ericsson identify the questions typically asked in the study of sport expertise; they provide a stimulating, scientific debate that addresses the question of whether a general theory of expert performance is achievable; and they conclude with a glimpse of future directions for research on sport expertise. This new reference answers controversial questions that arise with regard to the training of high-level performers: -How can you potentially speed up the acquisition process? -How easy or difficult is it for experts to retain high performance levels as they age? -How can coaches structure practices to maximize active time and preparation for the next competition? -What is the role of coaches and mentors who work with elite performers?