Applied Positive Pedagogy in Sport Coaching

Richard Light is Professor of Sport Pedagogy in the College of Education, Health and Human Development at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is a prominent figure in research on, and the development of, athlete-centred coaching. Richard’s experience as a coach was in school sport as a primary and secondary school teacher and at high-performance levels in rugby and martial arts, where he coached national champions in karate and kickboxing. Stephen Harvey is Associate Professor of Coaching Education in the Department of Recreation and Sport Pedagogy at Ohio University, USA, and a prominent figure in research on games-based coaching (GBA). He is an international field hockey coach and works with USA Field Hockey. He also coaches at a local soccer club and has led coach development sessions for numerous organizations, including the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in its National Team Coach Leadership and Development Program.Stephen Harvey is Professor of Coaching, Health and Physical Education in the Department of Recreation and Sports Pedagogy at Ohio University, USA, and a prominent figure in research on games-based coaching. Stephen is a licensed physical education teacher who has coached a collegiate national championship winning team in women’s soccer as well as junior and master’s level international field hockey teams. He coaches at a local soccer club and has led coach development sessions for numerous organizations, including USA field hockey and the United States Olympic Committee. Stephen recently qualified as an International Council for Coach Education Coach Developer through participation in the Nippon Sport Science University Coach Developer Academy.

• IntroductionRichard LightPositive Pedagogy for coaching team and individual sports: An OverviewRichard Light and Stephen HarveyPart I: Team Sports 1. Providing a positive experience of learning: An Australian football (AFL) experienceShane Pill2. Positive Pedagogy in cricket coaching: A season of reflectionsKendall Jarrett and Elliot Wilson with Andy Siddall3. Applying positive pedagogy to a season of basketballRicardo Pimenta4. Coaching baseball with Positive PedagogyClayton Kuklick 5. Football in a Japanese women’s universityRichard Light6. Enhancing enjoyment through positive pedagogy, wearable technology and flowMichael Sup7. Providing positive experiences of learning in girls’ soccer (football)Christina Curry8. Using Positive Pedagogy in striking and fielding gamesNick HillPart II: Individual Sports 9. The Influence of a PPED Course on Coaching PracticeRichard Light and Mohammad Shah Razak10. Swimming: Second kick in butterflyRichard Light11. Performing in chaos: Coaching transition for young triathletes using Positive PedagogyJuliet Paterson and Kass Gibson12. Teaching javelin in a Singaporean schoolRichard Light13. Teaching for motivation and awareness in children’s and youth gymnasticsBianca Couto de Aguiar 14. Boxing technique Richard Light15. Positive Pedagogy for Strength and Conditioning in women’s soccerLetitia Price16. Beach sprint startsRichard Light17. Teaching climbing techniques in Singapore Mohammad Shah RazakConclusions Stephen Harvey