Jin Wang, PhD, is a tenured professor in health and physical education at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA. He teaches motor learning, motor development and sport psychology. Dr. Wang graduated from the University of Minnesota with a PhD in kinesiology. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles and made more than 130 presentations at conferences, congresses, and symposiums. Dr. Wang is a certified sport psychology consultant for the Association of Applied Sport Psychology; a registered sport psychology consultant for the United States Olympic Committee Registry; a research consortium fellow of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD); and a member of the Scientific-Technical Committee of Football in Spain. Dr. Wang was the Chair of the Sport Psychology Academy of AAHPERD, and the Director of Sport Psychology at the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Dr. Wang was a recipient of the distinguished scholarship award at the Southern District of AAHPERD and the College of Health and Human Service at Kennesaw State University. He also received the R. Tait McKenzie Award from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Dr. Wang has been invited to many different countries as a technical and sport psychology consultant to provide his consultations to world-class, Olympic, professional athletes and coaches. He is an invited speaker and consu

Shihui Chen, PhD, an associate professor at the Health and Physical Education Department at the Hong Kong Institute of Education, earned an MS in Adapted Physical Education from the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, and a PhD in Adapted Kinesiology from the University of New Mexico, USA. He is the current director (HK) of the Asian Society of Adapted Physical Education, as well as the Secretary General of Asian Council of Exercise and Sports Science (ACESS). Dr. Chen was a tenured associate professor at the University of Texas Pan American, and had taught motor learning and development, motor development of children with disabilities, and adapted physical education for undergraduate and graduate programs. Dr. Chen is also the program leader of the sports science program, and the MEd and EdD program coordinator at HKIEd. Dr. Chen is the APE section editor for APCESS journals (AJESS). He is a certified Adapted Physical Educator (CAPE). Dr. Chen was the Research Fellow of the Research Consortium under AAHPERD; he has successfully received more than 20 research, teaching development, and knowledge grants, and has conducted many public seminar and workshops for HK school teachers. Dr. Chen has published approximately 60 research articles in referred journals.

“Applied Motor Learning in Physical Education and Sports provides valuable information about integrating sport science principles to practice for teaching and learning motor skills. I believe that physical educators, coaches and practitioners can largely benefit from this applied book that is rarely found in the market. I highly recommend this book to any professionals who learn or teach motor skills. You will find this book informative and valuable with an easy-to-understand approach to effectively illustrate motor learning concepts. As my consultant, Dr. Wang’s approaches, I find, are very effective and useful in motor skill training.” –Anson Dorrance, Head Women’s Varsity Soccer Coach at the University of North Carolina, 22-Time National Champions; former U.S. Women’s National Soccer Coach (1986-1994), 1991 Women’s World Champions

“Dr. Wang provided effective psychological and technical consultations to me and helped me eliminate competitive anxiety and keep concentrated for achieving the Olympic gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Italy. I am truly thankful for Dr. Wang’s consultations. Dr. Wang’s new applied motor learning book will help coaches and athletes understand the important scientific principles related to sport skill training.” – Han Xiao Peng, Chinese Free-Style Skiing Aero-Jump Olympic Athlete who won the Olympic gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Italy

“This is the book coaches and PE teachers have been waiting for. Dr. Wang, a former elite soccer player and coach, and Dr. Chen show coaches how to take motor learning principles and integrate them into their practice sessions. In their treatment of skill learning, the authors not only show coaches how to break motor skills down into their component parts but they also demonstrate how to enhance learning by taking skills from practice sessions and putting them into actual competition. Applied Motor Learning is a welcomed addition to the motor learning literature because of its theoretical and practical orientations. It is a new approach to the study of one of the most important aspects of teaching/coaching.” – William F. Straub, PhD, FACSM, Certified Sport Psychology Consultant for Association of Applied Sport Psychology Former professor, dean, and professional athlete and coach

“The information compiled by Dr. Wang and Dr. Chen is extremely valuable. As a physical educator, I especially enjoyed the concepts of the application of practice in various settings and how that can be transferred to the game or competition setting. Applied Motor Learning is easy to follow and enjoyable to read. I highly recommend this for those looking to maximize the efficiency of practice to game transfer.” – R. David Worrall, Elementary Physical Educator, Former GAHPERD State President, and former GAHPERD Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year.