Routledge Focus on Sport Pedagogy
About the Book Series
The field of sport pedagogy (physical education and coaching) is united by the desire to improve the experiences of young people and adult participants. The Routledge Focus on Sport Pedagogy series presents small books on big topics in an effort to eradicate the boundaries that currently exist between young people, adult learners, coaches, teachers and academics, in schools, clubs and universities. Theoretically grounded but with a strong emphasis on practice, the series aims to open up important and useful new perspectives on teaching, coaching and learning in sport and physical education.
Professional Knowledge in Primary Physical Education
1st Edition
By Vicky Randall
November 18, 2025
This book is a concise and practical guide to the development of professional knowledge in primary physical education. Covering core concepts and key skills, and exploring the everyday reality of working in primary PE, the book describes the essential professional knowledge needed to become an ...
Health and Physical Education in Primary Schools: EveryBody Counts
1st Edition
By Kirsten Petrie, Marg Cosgriff, Lisette Burrows, Shane Keown, Joel Devcich, Jo Naera, Deirdre Duggan
September 01, 2025
This book encourages primary school practitioners to think differently about the way in which health and physical education is delivered in schools. Drawing on evidence from a long-term collaborative practitioner action research project, EveryBody Counts, the book shows that it is possible to ...
Students and Social Justice Pedagogies in Physical Education
1st Edition
By Göran Gerdin
July 31, 2025
This book offers one of the first in‑depth explorations of social justice pedagogies in physical education (PE) from a student perspective. Based on rich qualitative research, it highlights how school PE can support the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of young people and ...
Social Pedagogy in Physical Education: Human-Centred Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Aspasia Dania, Cláudio Farias
August 27, 2024
This is the first book to examine social pedagogy within the context of physical education, enabling more inclusive, and meaningful educational experiences for all students. It introduces the key concepts of social pedagogy and outlines practical strategies for implementing social pedagogy in ...
Applying Models-based Practice in Physical Education
1st Edition
By Ashley Casey, David Kirk
May 29, 2024
This book is a concise, practical introduction to Models-based Practice (MbP), a transformative approach to physical education and sport pedagogy that uses multiple pedagogical models in the design and delivery of physical education programs. The book introduces the core concepts underpinning the ...
Flipped Learning in Physical Education: Opportunities and Applications
1st Edition
By Ove Østerlie, Chad Killian, Julia Sargent
May 27, 2024
This is the first book to introduce flipped learning in the context of physical education. It is a timely exploration of pedagogical approaches that draw on digital technologies that can allow learning online and at a distance to support important learning time for physical activity. The book ...
Teaching Disabled Children in Physical Education: (Dis)connections between Research and Practice
1st Edition
By Anthony J. Maher, Justin A. Haegele
May 27, 2024
This book examines the role that research plays in pedagogical practices when teaching disabled children and young people in physical education classes. It scrutinises the practices that are commonly used by teachers and coaches, and advocated by academics, and explores the evidence base that ...
Learner-Oriented Teaching and Assessment in Youth Sport
1st Edition
Edited
By Cláudio Farias, Isabel Mesquita
January 29, 2024
This book provides sport educators with a comprehensive, learner-centred instructional toolkit to empower children and young people in collaborative, independent learning of sport and games (SGs). The book is unique in bringing together the various pedagogical dimensions inherent to the ...
Physical Education Pedagogies for Health
1st Edition
Edited
By Lorraine Cale, Jo Harris
January 29, 2024
This book focuses on health within physical education (PE) and specifically on PE pedagogies for health. It gives practitioners and students the knowledge, understanding, skills and confidence to employ effective health pedagogies and practices in their work, and to promote healthy, active ...
Pedagogies of Social Justice in Physical Education and Youth Sport
1st Edition
By Shrehan Lynch, Jennifer L. Walton-Fisette, Carla Luguetti
September 25, 2023
This book offers an overview of contemporary debates in social justice and equity within Physical Education (PE) and Youth Sport (YS). It gives the reader clear direction on how to evaluate their current PE or YS program against current research and provides ideas for content, curriculum ...
Meaningful Physical Education: An Approach for Teaching and Learning
1st Edition
Edited
By Tim Fletcher, Déirdre Ní Chróinín, Douglas Gleddie, Stephanie Beni
August 29, 2022
This book outlines an approach to teaching and learning in physical education that prioritises meaningful experiences for pupils, using case studies to illustrate how practitioners have implemented this approach across international contexts. Prioritising the idea of meaningfulness positions ...
Perspectives on Game-Based Coaching
1st Edition
Edited
By Shane Pill
April 29, 2022
This book offers new perspectives on game-based coaching (GBC), one of the most important practices for session design and instructional delivery in sport coaching. GBC emphasises the sport coach as educator and the development of ‘thinking players’, and this book demonstrates what that means in ...