| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 412 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
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 communities, discussing the potential emotional and physical benefits as well as drawbacks of youth sports, and profiling the industry's key participants, ranging from parent coaches to club sports owners to personal trainers. The work begins with a look at the evolution of youth sports in the United States, then explores such topics as burnout, self-discipline, performance-enhancing drugs, parental violence, and scholarships. The content includes coverage of 20 individual youth sports, such as basketball, softball, lacrosse, baseball, volleyball, football, soccer, cross-country, and swimming, and provides breakdowns of historical and current participation rates, injury rates, and sport-specific scholarship trends. Each summary includes contact information on important organizations specific to that sport. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sports for children -- United States.
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Sports for children. |
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United States. |
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference. |
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports. |
| Added Author |
Arthur-Banning, Skye, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Youth sports in America. Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018] 9781440843013 (DLC) 2017060192 (OCoLC)1019834300 |
| ISBN |
9781440843020 (electronic book) |
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1440843023 (electronic book) |
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9781440843013 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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1440843015 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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