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After being questioned by a parent about how participation in sports affects children, Robert Griffin examined the impact of sports on children and reflected upon his own experiences with sports. Griffin asserts that sports is best assessed as it relates to the central issues children and adolescents confront while growing up - the agenda of the childhood, as he calls it. Griffin's explorations lead him to an examination of schools, professional sports,...
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"Cutting through the political rhetoric about the power of sport as a tool for social change and personal improvement, this book offers insight into how and why participating in sport can be good for children and young people. As the first text to focus on the role of sport in positive youth development (PYD), it brings together high-profile contributors from diverse disciplines to examine critically the ways in which sport can be used to promote...
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"With more than 20 years of coaching and teaching experience, authors Anthony Dowson and Keith Morris have developed and adapted an array of activities and games from their own everyday use when teaching children. Inside you will find a range of warm-up ideas, games, skill practices and sport-specific activities to motivate children and encourage active participation." "Anyone who has the responsibility of organising activities for young people will...
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"Child's Play collects state-of-the-art research on sport in children's worlds, studies that illuminate scholarly questions in the burgeoning sociological and interdisciplinary fields of children and youth, bodies and health, and intersectional analyses of social inequality. At the heart of Child's Play is a critical scholarly engagement with the question of how, when, and under what conditions sport is good for kids. The chapters in the first half...
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"This expertly illustrated, easy-to-follow book helps you select, plan, modify, present, and evaluate movement games to fit your purposes, values, teaching styles, and resources. But most important, it helps you meet the needs, abilities, and interests of your players - especially children in grades K-8." "The new edition outlines step-by-step procedures for modifying games and shows how to involve others in games-changing efforts. It also presents...
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"In Young Athletes, Couch Potatoes, and Helicopter Parents, Jessica Skolnikoff and Robert Engvall look at the important issue of play and its changing role in today's hyperstructured society. The authors conducted countless interviews combined with extensive research in order to develop a comprehensive theory on the current nature of play and how it has affected children's lives. Specific topics addressed include the impact of overinvolved parents...
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This book is intended to provide guidance to parents, guardians, educators, and community recreation professionals regarding the importance of increased physical activity beyond the school day for children with disabilities. The book starts off by discussing early childhood development specific to children with disabilities and places emphasis on parents' roles as their advocate in school and community sports, recreational, and leisure programs. The...
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"Playing to Win: Raising Children in a Competitive Culture follows the path of elementary school-age children involved in competitive dance, youth travel soccer, and scholastic chess. Why do American children participate in so many adult-run activities outside of the home, especially when family time is so scarce? By analyzing the roots of these competitive after school activities and their contemporary effects, Playing to Win contextualizes elementary...
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"This book looks closely at college sports and how they shape the athletic and personal landscape for girls and young women. Filled with interview excerpts from women athletes of all ages, the book chronicles how college and youth sports have become more corporate, to the detriment of participants"--
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