Skill Transmission, Sport and Tacit Knowledge: A Sociological Perspective

Honorata Jakubowska

Skill Transmission, Sport and Tacit Knowledge: A Sociological Perspective
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
5 July 2019
Pages
128
ISBN
9780367345075

Skill Transmission, Sport and Tacit Knowledge: A Sociological Perspective

Honorata Jakubowska

Teaching the skills necessary to play sport depends partly on transmitting knowledge verbally, yet non-verbal or tacit knowledge also has an important role. A coach may tell a young athlete to ‘move more dynamically’, but it is undoubtedly easier to demonstrate with the body itself how this should be done. Skills such as developing a ‘feel for the water’ cannot simply be transmitted verbally; they are embodied in the tacit knowledge acquired from practice, repetition and experience.

This is the first sociological study of the transmission of skills through tacit knowledge in sport. Drawing on philosophy, sociology and theories of embodiment, it presents original research gathered from qualitative empirical studies of young athletes. It discusses the concept of tacit knowledge in relation to motor skills transmission in a variety of sports, including athletics, swimming and judo, and examines the methodological possibilities of studying tacit knowledge, as well as its challenges and limitations.

This is fascinating reading for all those with an interest in the sociology of sport, theories of embodiment, or skill acquisition and transmission.

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