This first issue of Volume 3 of Coaching Science Abstracts reviews 35 articles concerned with learning in sporting and physical activity settings. It embraces the field of sport pedagogy, primarily focusing on skill learning but also includes instructing general sporting behaviors. It is divided into seven sections: 1. The nature of skill learning. 2. The content of sports instruction. 3. Styles of instruction. 4. Forward shaping/chaining. 5. Examples of forward shaping/chaining/progressions. 6. Backward shaping/chaining. 7. Examples of backward shaping/chaining/progressions. 8. Teaching general behavior control. The content of the items is divided between traditional abstracts, the hallmark of this web site, and reproduced or extracted elements of resources which provide a more in-depth treatment of topics. Some of the content is dated but is as relevant today as it was when first published. By including those items, this editor is making an obvious statement that in sport pedagogy as it is disseminated in today's popular coaching outlets, the history of this rich area of research and its many valuable lessons for practical implementation have been either lost or discarded.