{"product_id":"talent-development-existential-philosophy-and-kenneth-aggerholm-9781138025530","title":"Talent Development, Existential Philosophy and Sport: On Becoming an Elite Athlete","description":"\u003cp\u003e 'Why don't young athletes in sport just quit?' Starting with this question and drawing on existential philosophy, phenomenology and hermeneutics, \u003ci\u003eTalent Development, Existential Philosophy and Sport\u003c\/i\u003e seeks a deeper understanding of the experience of being a talented young sportsperson striving to become an elite athlete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an alternative to conventional approaches to talent development governed by a worldview of instrumental rationality, the book introduces key ideas from educational philosophy to describe talent development through the concept of elite-\u003cem\u003eBildung.\u003c\/em\u003e It pursues an existential understanding of developing in sport as a process of freedom, self-transcendence, striving for excellence and building up habits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book highlights a range of ambiguous and intriguing existential phenomena - most prominently wonder, question, expression, humour and repetition - and reveals an existential layer of meaning within talent development in sport, which can facilitate the process of becoming an elite athlete and give young athletes a number of reasons not to quit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy deepening our understanding of performance and development in sport, and the process of becoming an elite player, this book is important reading for any serious student or researcher working in the philosophy of sport, sports coaching, sports development, sport psychology or applied sport science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Aggerholm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138025534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138025530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Kenneth Aggerholm","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065353089279,"sku":"9781138025530","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67f40160-1cbd-44ff-8c40-c40fce8f7519.jpg?v=1768674640","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/talent-development-existential-philosophy-and-kenneth-aggerholm-9781138025530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}