A constraints-led perspective to understanding skill acquisition and game play: A basis for integration of motor learning theory and physical education praxis?

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-137

  Renshaw, Ian ^a   Chow, Jia Yi ^b   Davids, Keith ^a   Hammond, John ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constraints; Game play; Learning; Movement skills; Nonlinear pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951685456     PISSN: 17408989     EISSN: 17425786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17408980902791586     Document Type: Article

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