Ian Renshaw’s research while affiliated with Queensland University of Technology and other places

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Publications (147)


Negotiations, agreements, and understandings: reconceptualising football referee decision-making in sport as a social relational activity
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January 2025

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Ian Renshaw

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The unique constraints of competitive surfing, highlighting the current available literature in each area. * Currently surfing-related research available.
A model of Representative Learning Design (RLD) as applied to competitive surfing. Adapted from Pinder et al., (2011, p.324).
Important questions to pose and specific constraints to consider, when seeking to improve the representativeness of surf-related training.
The representative nature (action fidelity and functionality) of common surf training modalities.
A principled approach to skill acquisition in competitive surfing: Embracing representative learning design
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December 2024

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The recent rise in professionalisation and institutionalisation of competitive surfing has resulted in a dramatic increase in the use of alternative training modalities. These are often employed in an attempt to increase exposure to surf-like activities when appropriate ocean conditions are not available. It is commonly accepted that practice sessions should be grounded in theory, with training content informed by a clear scientific rationale. Despite this, research is yet to offer surfing coaches and surfers effective strategies to assist in implementing appropriate ‘off water’ training modalities. It is widely accepted that integrating a representative learning design is crucial towards the transfer of performance to competition environments. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to promote representative learning design (RLD) as a contemporary, principled framework that can underpin the creation of surfing training design and performance. Examples of constraints relevant to surfing are considered, and the efficacy and rationale of popular training methods are challenged. Finally, practical implications and coaching tools to underpin the implementation of representative learning design in surf training are provided.

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Reimagining the Coach–Athlete–Environment Relationships in the Digital Communications Era

January 2024

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International Sport Coaching Journal

The evolution of 4G and 5G digital technologies is (re)shaping contemporary methods of coaching by removing the requirement for coaches to be physically present at practice and competition venues. This technological advance provides opportunities for sports organisations, especially those with limited resources, to implement innovative learning and performance solutions by delivering remote coaching. In this insight paper, we reimagine what “the coaching environment” could look like by considering how the remote context may shape coaching. Currently, there is limited understanding of the use and implementation of such approaches, highlighting a need for further research to be conducted to better understand how online environments may impact the coaching process. We propose how adopting an ecological dynamics approach may align with existing research within coaching science and contemporary theorising in skill acquisition and motor learning, advocating a learner-centred approach to coaching. We then introduce and discuss the work of Roger Barker with a focus on “behaviour settings” and how this perspective may provide a lens for future research to explore different coaching environments. When complemented by ethnographic methodologies, this approach may provide a novel way to understand how coach–athlete interactions are framed in situ.



Coaches' Use of Remote Coaching: Experiences From Paralympic Sport

July 2023

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International Sport Coaching Journal

Remote coaching via the use of digital technologies has been utilized within Paralympic Sports since 2015 to address challenges experienced by coaches. These technologies have connected coaches and athletes in real time, alleviating time and travel costs. However, very little is known about the experience of coaching in these environments. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the experiences of coaches' use of remote coaching technologies. Seven coaches from five Paralympic Sports were recruited for this study and participated in semistructured interviews. Additionally, observations were conducted of remote coaching sessions that were part of their regular training schedules. Coaches' insights highlight that remote technologies created opportunities to increase coach-athlete interactions and positively impact the development of interpersonal relationships. This allowed coaches to explore and exploit newly discovered information from within training environments to aid athletes in skill development. Additionally, remote coaching provided unexpected opportunities for coach development. However, coaches also reported new environmental and logistical challenges which disrupted their usual coaching approach. Overall, remote coaching technologies were perceived as being beneficial despite the challenges experienced. However, future research that looks to understand how to impact coach and athlete development through the online environment is encouraged.


Citations (68)


... Environmental factors such as wave conditions, water temperature, and wetsuit, which significantly affect muscle performance and fatigue (Barlow et al., 2014;Langenberg et al., 2021;Nessler et al., 2015), are not replicated in this controlled setting. This limitation highlight that isometric shoulder assessment do not capture all the dynamic, sportspecific movements (Klingner et al., 2022) and the various social and environmental factors (Dann et al., 2024), crucial in surfing performance. Therefore, while isometric assessments provide valuable baseline data, they should be complemented with more dynamic, sport-specific tests, align with a Representative Learning Design (Dann et al., 2024) that ensure a more comprehensive evaluation of a surfer's. ...

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Profiling Shoulder Strength in Youth Surfers: Implications for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement
A principled approach to skill acquisition in competitive surfing: Embracing representative learning design

... The existence of improved constraints that are simulated in the learning process helps one to gain new insights in the decision-making process (Sánchez-García, 2023). Manipulating the training environment (constraint-led approach) in volleyball serve training increases students' exploratory power to learn motor skills (Moy, Renshaw, & Gorman, 2024). Perceived constraints support positively predicted effort and engagement in PE (Pan & Hsu, 2024). ...

Applying the constraints-led approach to facilitate exploratory learning of the volleyball serve
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  • April 2024

... Indeed, an important aspect of officials' expertise is their ability to identify and read key cues in the environment or process information effectively to make accurate decisions [80]. This is particularly important in sports like cricket where the umpire is stationary while processing the information that informs their decisions [81]. Given that 360°VR has the capacity to represent highly representative visual and audio information, this represents a viable area for future officiating research to be conducted in utilising this XR modality [79]. ...

That's out! How expert umpires make leg-before-wicket judgements in cricket
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  • April 2024

... Studies have highlighted coaches' intentions to integrate approaches based on scientific information into sports practice [13][14][15]. However, the diversity and complexity of the coaching job has determined that a large part of coaches rely on the knowledge they have accumulated in practice -from coaching experience [13,[16][17][18][19][20][21]. ...

The Role of Psychology in Enhancing Skill Acquisition and Expertise in High Performance Programmes
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  • December 2023

... Verbal feedback identified errors, provided clear instructions, and included positive reinforcement to boost confidence. Kinesthetic feedback involved hands-on adjustments, such as correcting stances or paddle grips, sometimes requiring the removal of the VR headset for physical guidance-an approach not possible with remote coaching [30]. Although we acknowledge that presence and immersion, a key attribute of VR [28], may be compromised. ...

Coaches' Use of Remote Coaching: Experiences From Paralympic Sport
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  • July 2023

International Sport Coaching Journal

... Furthermore, the work of Cuthbert (2018) showcased the creation of a coach education model rooted in DT, indicating its potential to revolutionize coaching practices. In a more recent study, Askew et al. (2024) shed light on the untapped opportunities of applying DT to enrich coach learning, especially within the realm of Para sport. ...

Supporting Coach Learning in Paralympic Sport: Rich Environments for Innovation
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  • January 2023

International Sport Coaching Journal

... Rev. Artes Marciales Asiát., 20(1), 30-54 ~ 2025 enseñanza centrada en el alumnado; dan importancia a la experiencia contextualizada del alumnado, favorecen el aprendizaje por descubrimiento; y consideran básico el rol activo del estudiante en el proceso de construcción de sus nuevos aprendizajes y el rol del docente como mediador (León-Díaz et al., 2020, p.588). Todas estas características son compartidas por la enseñanza comprensiva, tanto en el modelo técnico-táctico integrado como en el Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFu) (Bunker & Thorpe, 1982;McNamee, 1992), lo que ha abierto el debate sobre la posible adecuabilidad de las dinámicas ecológicas como sustrato teórico de TGfU (Chow et al., 2023;Harvey et al., 2018;Renshaw et al., 2016;Tan et al., 2012). No obstante, a pesar de puntos comunes entre las propuestas comprensivas y CLA, existen algunas diferencias clave debido al modelo teórico del procesamiento de información sobre el que se cimentan ciertas asunciones del enfoque comprensivo (Figura 4), algo que se desarrolla con más detalle en el siguiente subapartado (véase sobre todo punto 5). ...

A Constraints-Led Approach as a Theoretical Model for TGfU

... This is seen in the development of tactical acumen, the ability to strategize, analyze situations, and if needed, lead the team in difficult situations. These qualities are essential for on-field success (Connor et al., 2020;Crowther et al., 2023). However, experience is accumulated over time and one ages with time. ...

Previous experiences can influence individual cricket spin bowlers’ perceptions of affordances in the performance landscape

Psychological Research

... In diesem Sinne trainiert wird heutzutage nicht nur im Thaiboxen und im Fitnessstudio, sondern auch im E-Sport, in der Polizei, in Wirtschaftsunternehmen, im Rettungsdienst oder in der chirurgischen Ausbildung (Chang et al., 2024;Mante, 2010;Taraporewalla et al., 2022). Die grundsätzliche Idee von Training durchläuft in der Gegenwart einen Prozess, den man angelehnt an einen Begriff aus der Psychologie als concept creep (Haslam, 2016) (Lüder et al., 2018;Wendeborn et al., 2023), richtet sich die Forderung für einen humanen, pädagogisch und insbesondere bildungstheoretisch verstandenen Leistungssport gegen die in diesem vorherrschende Erfolgsorientierung (Güllich et al., 2004;Prohl, 2004Prohl, , 2019. ...

The Ecological-Dynamics Framework for Medical Skills

... Technique training is often undertaken via isolated drills, with the aim of feedback to reduce the gap between what the movement looks like and the putative "ideal" technical model (Renshaw, Davids & O'Sullivan, 2022). What is interesting is that many professional athletes do not perform with this socalled ideal technique. ...

Learning and performing: What can theory offer high performance sports practitioners?

Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior