Youth sports in America : the most important issues in youth sports today /

As organized youth sports occupy an ever-greater role in the lives of American families, critics have begun to question whether some programs and participants have lost their way. This timely book examines the state of youth sports in America today, analyzing how organized sports influence communiti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Arthur-Banning, Skye (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2018]
Temas:
Sports for children > United States.
Sports pour enfants > États-Unis.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Sports for children
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Adaptive sports
  • Boys in sports
  • Bullying
  • Burnout
  • Character development
  • Club/travel teams
  • Coach training and education
  • Community recreation programs
  • Competitive balance
  • Concussions
  • Coping with failure
  • Development of youth in mind and body
  • Eating disorders and body image
  • Economic impact of youth sports tournaments
  • Forced exertion
  • Gender identity and inclusion
  • Girls in sports
  • Goal setting for performance enhancement
  • Hazing
  • Healthy competition
  • Low-income minority youth and girls
  • Media coverage and representation
  • Officiating youth sports
  • Parent education
  • Parental pressure
  • Parents in fan and coaching contexts
  • Pay-to-play
  • Performance-enhancing drugs
  • Personal trainers and other consultants
  • Sexual and physical abuse
  • Sexual orientation and inclusion
  • Single sport specialization vs. sampling
  • Sports-based youth development (sbyd) movement
  • Substance abuse
  • Appendix: Popular youth sports in the United States.

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