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A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching Andrew Sheaff

A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching By Andrew Sheaff

A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching by Andrew Sheaff


Summary

This book encourages coaches to re-consider how they approach skill development. It presents a framework for identifying the various constraints that determine the ability to perform at a high level. It offers coaches examples to navigate the manipulation of constraints to support the development of physical capacities.

A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching Summary

A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching by Andrew Sheaff

Motor skill acquisition and athlete development practices are rapidly evolving. Positioned at the forefront of this evolution, the constraints-led approach encourages practitioners to consider the athlete as a whole person, with unique traits, abilities, and capacities. Accordingly, an athletes competitive success lies in the practitioners ability to adapt their programming to the unique needs of each athlete and to develop an understanding of the athlete-environment relationship. A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching applies contemporary motor skill acquisition and athlete development practices to swimming. This book encourages coaches to reconsider how they approach skill development in a sport that requires considerable physical training and highly efficient movement. It presents a framework for identifying the various constraints that determine the ability to perform at a high level. It then offers coaches practical examples to navigate the manipulation of constraints to support the development of physical capacities and the ability to effectively utilize those capacities through efficient movement. These frameworks are broadly inclusive to the global sports programming market. This book is written through a conversive voice and is accessible to a broad audience interested in athlete development and programming such as coaches, sport scientists, support staff, athletes, and parents. At the same time, academics and students in the areas of sport coaching, biomechanics, motor skill acquisition, strength and conditioning, and related disciplines will find interest in the insights provided from this underrepresented niche in sports.

About Andrew Sheaff

Andrew Sheaff is currently an assistant swimming coach at the University of Virginia. Since 2017, he has helped the team achieve multiple national team championships and multiple individual champions, as well as break multiple NCAA and American records. Internationally, team members have represented the United States, winning Olympic and World Championship medals. Sheaff has also made coaching stops at Northwestern University, Bucknell University, and the University of Maryland, working with championship winning athletes at the conference, NCAA, and international level. Originally from Boston, MA and Philadelphia, PA, Sheaff swam collegiately at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a senior athlete of distinction.

Table of Contents

1 IntroductionSearching the Landscape for a New Way

SECTION 1

Making WavesAn Introduction to Swimming and

Constraints Task

2 Task Design

3 Advanced Set ConstructionAdding Constraints to

Influence Skill

4 The Role of Language

SECTION 2

Manipulating Individual Constraints

5 Manipulating Physiology for Technical Development

6 Training AidsTheoretical Considerations

7 Training AidsPractical Applications

SECTION 3

Coaching Principles for Effecting Change

8 Theoretical Principles for Skill Adaptation

9 Principles for Skilled Swimming

10 A Systematic Approach to Change

11 Strategies for Increasing Variability in Practice

12 Solving Complex Movement Problems with Constraints

SECTION 4

Constraints in Action: Practical Examples for Coaching

13 Freestyle

14 Backstroke

15 Breaststroke

16 Butterfly

17 Underwater Kicking

18 Final Thoughts

Additional information

NPB9780367724795
9780367724795
0367724790
A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching by Andrew Sheaff
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2023-07-04
314
N/A
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