Alain Mouchet

Bio: Alain Mouchet is an academic researcher from University of Paris. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coaching & Constructivism (philosophy of education). The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 26 publications receiving 297 citations. Previous affiliations of Alain Mouchet include Paris 12 Val de Marne University.

Improving 'at-action' decision-making in team sports through a holistic coaching approach

Abstract: This article draws on Game Sense pedagogy and complex learning theory (CLT) to make suggestions for improving decision-making ability in team sports by adopting a holistic approach to coaching with a focus on decision-making ‘at-action’. It emphasizes the complexity of decision-making and the need to focus on the game as a whole entity, where players, individually and collectively, attempt to manage disorder in the face of an opposition. It rejects the complicated, mechanistic approach to learning and cognitivist views that dominate the literature on decision-making in team sports that see it as being a linear process of conscious thinking limited to the individual mind. It offers an alternative, holistic view grounded in a practical example of how this might be achieved in coaching rugby union football and theorized within a CLT framework.

The importance of rugby game-related statistics to discriminate winners and losers at the elite level competitions in close and balanced games

Abstract: The aim of the current study was to identify the Rugby game-related statistics that discriminated between winning and losing teams in International Rugby Board (IRB) competitions (World Cup and Six Nations) and Super Twelve Tournament (S12) in close and balanced games. A cluster analysis was conducted to establish, according to game final score differences, three different match groups. Only the close and balanced games group was selected for further analysis. An analysis of the structure coefficients (SC) obtained through a discriminant analysis allowed the identification of the most powerful game-related statistics in discriminating between winning and losing teams. The results showed that when compared, IRB and S12 close and balanced games were evident, although significant between-games differences were found for all of the analysed group clusters. This suggests that for close and balanced games a general profile may be created, which is probably specific to each team, and may indicate the strengths a...

A study on in-match rugby coaches' communications with players: a holistic approach

Abstract: Background: While there is significant interest in coach behaviour during training sessions and recognition of what it could add to existing knowledge on coaching, in-game coach behaviour has received little attentionPurpose: The purpose of this study was to identify coaches' in-competition communications with rugby players, through a series of case studies that provided an in-depth understanding of their activityParticipants and setting: This study focussed on two coaches from each of three French national rugby teams (under 21, Women, Amateurs), giving a total of six coaches, during one official match eachData collection: We used a multi-method approach employing: (1) pre-match semi-structured interviews for exploring coaches' conceptions, (2) recording of in-game coaches' communications, (3) game analysis using video and ‘scenario of the match’ clips and episodes, and (4) explicitation interviews conducted after the match exploring coaches' subjective experienceData analysis: A specific tool (Commu

Prendre en compte la subjectivité des joueurs de rugby pour optimiser l'intervention

Abstract: Nous presentons les principaux resultats d’une recherche relative a l’organisation de l’activite decisionnelle des joueurs experts, ainsi que leurs incidences pour l’intervention Nous mettons en avant plusieurs aspects concernant l’organisation de l’activite decisionnelle : les rapports differencies et subjectifs entretenus par les joueurs avec les elements en partie partages par l’equipe ; une mobilisation singuliere et subjective des differentes sources d’influence ; une flexibilite dans la nature des decisions ; une ouverture et reduction attentionnelle, source de creativite Nous considerons que la prise en compte des logiques singulieres et subjectives des joueurs est necessaire pour optimiser l’intervention sur les conduites decisionnelles Elle contribue notamment a la creation d’une identite collective, en facilitant la co-construction d’un referentiel pour partie commun L’aide a la verbalisation de ces logiques propres constitue un outil de formation interessant, qui favorise egalement l’explicitation des facteurs de reussite ou des sources d’erreur Ainsi, il semble possible d’organiser un transfert reflexif ancre sur le vecu subjectif des joueurs en match Ce dispositif de formation a pour vocation de s’inscrire dans une articulation avec l’ensemble des moyens d’optimisation de la performance, et repose sur une collaboration entre les entraineurs, les joueurs et l’intervenant chercheur

Psychophenomenology and the explicitation interview for accessing subjective lived experience in sport coaching

Abstract: The purpose of this position paper is to promote the interest, usefulness and specificity of a coherent system that is based on psychophenomenology as a theoretical framework [Vermersch, P. (2012)....

Democracy and education.

Abstract: Course Description In this course, we will explore the question of the actual and potential connections between democracy and education. Our focus of attention will be placed on a critical examination of democratic theory and its implications for the civic education roles and contributions of teachers, adult educators, community development practitioners, and community organizers. We will survey and deal critically with a range of competing conceptions of democracy, variously described as classical, republican, liberal, radical, marxist, neomarxist, pragmatist, feminist, populist, pluralist, postmodern, and/or participatory. Using narrative inquiry as a means for illuminating and interpreting contemporary practice, we will analyze the implications of different conceptions of democracy for the practical work of civic education.

Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste

Abstract: By Pierre Bourdieu (London: Routledge, 2010), xxx + 607 pp. £15.99 paper. A combination of social theory, statistical data, illustrations, and interviews, Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judg...