Children participate in sport at all levels, from school involvement to international competitions. With the growing concern about the mental and physical pressures which can be exerted on a child, the coaches' traditional role is developing and expanding. They now need to be aware of how problems like depression, anxiety, sports injuries, etc occur and how they can be prevented. This book has arisen out of a need for a text which tackles the special issues relating to coaching children (from 6 - 16) in sport. Academics (many with coaching experience) and practitioners have been commissioned to write on their specialist areas. The book contains clear, accessible information divided up into five parts: children in the world of sport, developmental changes in children, psychological aspects of participation, applications to the coaching process, and good practice in coaching. In these parts the theory behind the need for good communication, counselling, training, dealing with injuries, nutrition, etc is given with ample examples of how to put these ideas into practice.
| ISBN | 0419182500 | | Pages | 328 | | ISBN13 | 9780419182504
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 458 | | Imprint | Spon Press | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Publication date | 03 Jun 1993 | | Width (mm) | 156 | | Library of Congress | GV709.2.C6 | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY | 796.077 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC20 | |
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Children in the world of sport. The importance of the study of children in sport: an overview? - Dr Roberts and Mr Treasure, Institute for Child Behaviour, University of Illinois, USA; "Whose sport is it anyway?" Adults and children's sport. - S Gilroy, West Sussex Institute of Higher Education, UK; Why are you coaching children? - M Lee, Institute for the Study of Children in Sport, Bedford College of Higher Education, UK. It's a family affair - T Byrne, National Coaching Foundation, UK. Developmental changes in children. Skeletal growth and development - J Aldridge, BAGA, UK. Children's physiological responses to exercise - N Armstrong and Dr Wellsman, both of School of Education, Exeter University, UK. Understanding the learner: guidelines for the coach - R Connell, Trinity and All Saints' College, UK. Psychological Aspects of Participation. Growing up in sport - M Lee, Institute of the Study of Children in Sport, Bedford College of Higher Education, UK. Communicating effectively with children - M Lee, Institute for the Study of Children in Sport, Bedford College of Higher Education, UK. How children see success and failure - S Biddle, School of Education, Exeter University, UK. Causes of children's anxiety in sport - S Rowley, Research Unit, The Sports Council, UK. Why children might choose to do sport - or stop - J Whitehead, Institute for the Study of Children in Sport, Bedford College of Higher Education, UK. Selecting the right targets - R Thorpe, Department of PE and Sports Science, University of Loughborough, UK. Counselling young athletes and how to avoid it - L Hardy, Sport, Health and PE, University College of North Wales, UK. Applications to the Coaching Process. Training young athletes - N Armstrong and Dr Wellsman, both of School of Education, Exeter University, UK. The effect of injuries on growth - J Aldridge, BAGA, UK. Treating and managing injuries in children - D Wright, Sports Physiotherapist, UK. Healthy eating for sport - J Wiseman. Good practice in coaching. Making sport fit the children - R Smith, Australian Institute for Sport, Canberra, Australia, and M Lee, Institute for the Study of Children in Sport, Bedford College of Higher Education, UK. Putting theory into practice - R Thorpe, Department of PE and Sports Science, University of Loughborough, UK. Appendix 1: Coaching and the Law - V Collins, Nottingham Polytechnic, UK. Appendix 2: Ensure you are insured - H Towers, Perkins-Slade Ltd, UK. Index.
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