Future Directions for Research on Expertise in Learning, Performance, and Instruction in Sport and Physical Activity

In reading and responding to the articles included in this theme issue of Quest, it becomes clear that there has been a burgeoning interest in research on expertise in sport and physical activity. An increasingly sophisticated knowledge base regarding both the nature of expertise and the constraints that limit the development of expertise has begun to accumulate. Despite the progress that has been made, the empirical database on pedagogical and motor experts remains limited; each of the articles provide more questions pertaining to expertise than findings. Our assessment is that the authors were successful in illuminating the necessity for continued research. In the sections that follow, we will attempt to describe a few of the many possible directions that research on expertise in pedagogy and sport learning might take.