Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport

This new edition of Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport bridges the gap between theory and practice in the development of tactical creativity in team and racket sports. Creativity is an essential component of sport performance. The player who can make fast or correct decisions that are both unexpected - and therefore less easily predicted by their opponent - and appropriate, is the player who is likely to be successful. Drawing on interdisciplinary research from psychology, movement science, training science, education, and computer science, it presents an updated Tactical Creativity Approach (TCA) as a groundbreaking framework for fostering divergent tactical thinking. Fully updated and revised for the classroom and featuring empirical studies, validated methods for creativity measurement, and ready-to-use teaching units, this new edition offers a unique resource for sports educators, coaches, and students. The book outlines essential rules for environmental and training conditions, and suggests a wide range of game forms for teaching and coaching tactical creativity to children and young people The second edition updates key research insights and expands practical applications across various sports and age groups, making it an essential guide for students of Sport Pedagogy, Sport Coaching and Physical Education Methods as well as anyone dedicated to advancing creative problem-solving in sport.

Daniel Memmert is a Professor and Executive Head of the Institute of Exercise Training and Sport Informatics at the German Sport University Cologne. From 2009 to 2016, he was head at the Institute for Cognition and Sports Game Research at the German Sport University Cologne. In 2003, he received his PhD (award: dvs Young Scientist Award, bronze) and habilitated in 2008 at the Elite University of Heidelberg (award: DOSB Science Award, bronze). In 2014, he was a visiting professor at the University of Vienna. His scientific work focuses on movement science (cognition and motor function), sports psychology (attention and motivation), and computer science in sports (Big Data, pattern recognition and simulation). From 2012 to 2016 he was editor of the Journal of Sport Science (behavioral science section), from 2016 to 2018 he was associate editor (psychology) for the journal Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, from 2017 to 2021 for the Journal of Sport Psychology and 2009- 2022 he was deputy speaker of the dvs commission "Team Sports". At the moment, he is editor-in- chief for Journal of Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology and Associate Editor for International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. He holds coaching licenses in the sports of soccer, tennis, snowboarding as well as alpine skiing and is editor and author of textbooks on modern soccer training. His institute cooperates/ed with various Bundesliga soccer teams, the German national soccer team and DAX companies and organizes the first international master's degree course in "Match Analysis".

List of Tables and Figures Foreword Preface Section 1: Foundations Chapter 1: Creativity - An Introduction Chapter 2: Creativity in Science Section 2: Creativity in Sports Chapter 3: Creativity in Physical Education and Team and Racket Sports Chapter 4: Learning and Teaching within the Tactical Creativity Approach Section 3: Empirical Evidence and Assessment Chapter 5: Empirical Evidence for the Tactical Creativity Approach Chapter 6: Measuring Tactical Creativity in Sports Section 4: Applications Chapter 6: Theoretical and Practical Summary Chapter 7: Practical Implications for Coaching and Teaching References Index