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Abstract

cological d namics is a s stems oriented t eoretical frame or ic conceptualizes sport perfor Ecological dynamics is a systems-oriented theoretical framework which conceptualizes sport performers as complex adapti e s stems It see s to understand t e adapti e relations t at emerge mers as complex adaptive systems. It seeks to understand the adaptive relations that emerge during coordination of interactions bet een eac performer and a specific performance en ironment during coordination of interactions between each performer and a specific performance environment. Ti s approac as identified t e indi idual en ironment relations ip as t e rele ant scale of anal This approach has identified the individual-environment relationship as the relevant scale of analysis for explaining o processes of perception cognition and action underpin expert performance in sis for explaining how processes of perception, cognition and action underpin expert performance in sport T is t eoretical o er ie elucidates e ideas from pre ious or identif ing functional c a sport. This theoretical overview elucidates key ideas from previous work identifying functional characteristics of complex adapti e s stems suc as co adaptation emergent coordination tendencies racteristics of complex adaptive systems, such as co-adaptation, emergent coordination tendencies and capacit to utilise affordances ic underlie performance and learning in team and indi idual and capacity to utilise affordances, which underlie performance and learning in team and individual sports T e re ie of researc focuses on o e principles of ecological d namics inform our sports. The review of research focuses on how key principles of ecological dynamics inform our understanding of learning and transfer and t eir impact on practice tas design in sport de elop understanding of learning and transfer, and their impact on practice task design in sport development programmes To support t is anal sis data from researc on performance of elite and de e ment programmes. To support this analysis, data from research on performance of elite and developmental at letes in indi idual and team sports are presented to ig lig t important principles of lopmental athletes in individual and team sports are presented to highlight important principles of learning design from an ecological d namics perspecti e learning design from an ecological dynamics perspective. : Ecological dynamics; complex adaptive systems; coordination tendencies; emergence; constraints affordances transfer learning design constraints; affordances; transfer; learning design. A b s t r a c t