Developing Sport Expertise, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

DEVELOPING EXPERTISE IN SPORT: ENHANCING THE COACH-SCIENTIST RELATIONSHIP

DAMIAN FARROW, JOSEPH BAKER, AND CLARE MACMAHON

 

Some of the best films of all time tell the story of how an athlete “made it”. Recent examples, such as the Academy Award-nominated films Moneyball (2011), The Blind Side (2009), and The Fighter (2010), reflect the nuances of athlete development as well as our continued interest in stories about this process. We want the inside scoop on how the Oakland Athletics came to dominate baseball in 2002, or how Michael Oher and Micky Ward overcame considerable obstacles to develop into outstanding athletes in American football and boxing respectively. We are fascinated with how seemingly ordinary beginnings ...