The constraints led approach principles for sports coaching and practice design / Ian Renshaw, Keith Davids, Daniel Newcombe, Will Roberts.

Includes bibliographical references.

A theoretical basis for a constraints-led approach : background -- Interacting constraints and self-organisation tendencies -- A landscape of affordances -- The environment design principles -- The constraints-led approach : session designer -- A constraints-led approach to coaching field hockey -- A constraint-led approach to coaching golf -- A constraint-led approach to coaching track and field -- A constraint-led approach : conclusion

"A Constraints-Based Methodology for Sport provides students and practitioners with the theoretical knowledge required to implement constraints-led approaches in their work. Seeking to bridge the divide between theory and practice, the book sets out an 'environment design framework', including practical tools and guidance for the application of the framework in coaching and skill acquisition settings. It includes chapters on constraints-led approaches in coaching children, golf, athletics and hockey, and provides applied reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of motor learning, skill acquisition and developing sport expertise"-- Provided by publisher.