Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 311 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Part One. Children and Sport : An Introduction -- -- The importance of the study of children in sport : an overview / Glyn Robert and Darren Treasure -- Whose sport is it anyway? Adults and children's sport / Sarah Gilroy -- Why are you coaching children? / Martin Lee -- Sport : it's a family affair / Tony Byrne -- -- Part Two. Developmental Changes in Children : Why the Child is not a Mini-adult -- -- Skeletal growth and development / John Aldridge -- Children's physiological responses to exercise / Neil Armstrong and Joanne Welsman -- Understanding the learner : guidelines for the coach / Rosemary Connell -- Growing up in sport / Martin Lee -- -- Part Three. Important Psychological Aspects of Children's Participation in Sport -- -- Why children choose to do sport, or stop / Jean Whitehead -- How children see success and failure / Stuart Biddle -- Causes of children's anxiety in sport / Stephen Rowley -- Selecting the right targets / Rod Thorpe -- -- Part Four. Applications to the Coaching Process -- -- Communicating effectively with children / Martin Lee -- Counselling young athletes and how to avoid it / Lew Hardy -- Training young athletes / Neil Armstrong and Joanne Welsman -- The effect of injuries on growth / John Aldridge -- Treating and managing injuries in children / Dennis Wright -- Healthy eating for sport / Juliet Wiseman -- -- Part Five. Good Practice in Coaching -- -- Making sport fit the children / Martin Lee and Ross Smith -- Putting theory into practice, a sport example / Rod Thorpe -- -- Appendices : Legal Matters -- -- Appendix A : Coaching and the law / Valerie Collins -- Appendix B : Ensure you are insured / Harry Towers. |
Summary |
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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Sports for children -- Study and teaching.
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Sports for children -- Study and teaching. |
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Sports for children. |
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Coaching (Athletics) -- Study and teaching.
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Coaching (Athletics) -- Study and teaching. |
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Coaching (Athletics) |
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Physical education for children -- Study and teaching.
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Physical education for children -- Study and teaching. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Lee, Martin (Martin J.)
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Other Form: |
Print version: Coaching children in sport. 1st ed. London : E & FN Spon, 1993 0419182500 (DLC) 93018009 (OCoLC)27266357 |
ISBN |
0203474473 (electronic book) |
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9780203474471 (electronic book) |
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9780419182504 |
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0419182500 |
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0203782712 |
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9780203782712 |
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