Systems Thinking Methods in Sport by Mclean, Scott; Naughton, Mitchell; Read, Gemma; Stanton, Neville A.; Hulme, Adam; Walker, Guy; Salmon, Paul;

Short description:

This book presents a practical guide to applying contemporary systems thinking methods in sport, as well as case study applications demonstrating how their outputs can be translated in practice.

Long description:

Sport is increasingly being described as a complex system. This inherent complexity cannot be understood by examining components in isolation; rather, the system as a whole should represent the unit of analysis. Systems thinking is the answer to understanding this complexity and is gaining traction in sport. Systems thinking provides a philosophy and a set of associated methods which can be used to understand and optimise the behaviour of complex systems, such as those inherent within sport.

This book presents, for the first time, a practical guide to applying contemporary systems thinking methods in sport as well as case study applications demonstrating how their outputs can be translated in practice. The methods described in this book can be used for better understanding the systemic influences in a broad range of sport contexts, including performance, injury, team functioning, decision?making, adverse incidents, sports organisation design and redesign, technology implementation, and proactive risk assessments.

Systems Thinking Methods in Sport provides a practical step?by?step guide for sports practitioners and stakeholders, as well as university students and academics in applying state?of?the?art systems thinking methods to sport.

?Systems thinking in sport is an essential read for all of those interested in understanding complex problems in high performance. The book provides a fantastic outline of the methodological approaches that can be used to both collect and analyse data to create insights from a systems thinking perspective. Each chapter provides content that is easy to understand and use. This makes it a brilliant resource for those like me who are interested in these research approaches but have little experience in the range of techniques that can be used or how to use them. As such, the book is a ?one stop shop? in its ability to provide comprehensiveness in one volume. This is definitely an essential text for those thinking a little differently about research in sport and exercise science.?

Table of Contents:

Part 1: Introductory Chapters to Complexity and Systems Thinking Concepts. 1. Introduction to Complexity and Systems Thinking in Sport. 2. Where to Intervene in Sports Systems. Part 2: Systems Analysis and Design Methods. 3. Hierarchical Task Analysis (HTA). 4. Cognitive Work Analysis. 5. The Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) and EAST Broken Links (EAST?BL) Approach. 6. Network Analysis. 7. Causal Loop Diagrams. 8. The Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP) Control Structure Method. Part 3: Systemic Risk and Accident Analysis Methods. 9. The Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP)?Systems Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) Method. 10. The Networked Hazard Analysis and Risk Management System (Net?HARMS). 11. The Accident Mapping (AcciMap) Method. 12. The Accident Network (AcciNet) Method. Part 4: Many Model Applications. 13. A Many Models Approach to Complex Sport Systems Analysis and Design.