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26 - Tactical Creativity in Sport

from Part V - Newer Domains for Creativity Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2017

By
Daniel Memmert
Edited by
James C. Kaufman ,
Vlad P. Glăveanu  and
John Baer
James C. Kaufman
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut
Vlad P. Glăveanu
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
John Baer
Affiliation:
Rider University, New Jersey
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The objective of this chapter is to give an overview of literature on tactical creativity in team sports. After stressing the relevance and definitions of tactical creativity in team sports, the advantages and disadvantages of different tests (video tests, game test situations, and game observation) to measure tactical creativity are compared with one another. The main focus lies on the introduction of the tactical creativity approach (TCA) for team sports, which summarizes seven methodological principles fostering tactical creativity. All these principles (1-dimension games, diversification, deliberate practice, deliberate play, deliberate coaching, deliberate memory, and deliberate motivation) are discussed following an overview of their empirical background. This chapter is enclosed by directions for potential further research with links to other research topics.

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The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity across Domains , pp. 479 - 491
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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