{"product_id":"best-practice-for-youth-sport-9780736066969","title":"Best Practice for Youth Sport","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Practice for Youth Sport\u003c\/i\u003e tackles the increasing professionalization and specialization of youth sport and the changing culture of youth sport. The text explores developmentally appropriate practice and encourages athlete-centered practices that are truly beneficial for young athletes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Youth Sport Basics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Overview of Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Types of Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Patterns of Participation in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Barriers to Youth Sport Participation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Organizations That Support Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/b\u003eEvolution of Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When and Why Was Sport Introduced Into Schools as an Extracurricular Activity? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How Did Nonschool Youth Sport Become So Popular? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What Does Title IX State, Why Was It Necessary, and How Did It Change Youth Sport? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How Did Little League Baseball Become So Popular? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why Do Grassroots Youth Sport Programs Lack National Organization and Support? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How Have Changes in Parenting Philosophy and Practice Influenced the Evolution of Youth Sport, Particularly the Decline of Free Play? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap-Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/b\u003ePhilosophy and Objectives of Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The POPP Sequence: From Philosophy to Action \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What Should the Objectives of Youth Sport Be? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tension Points in Youth Sport Philosophies and Objectives \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Consequences of Developmentally Inappropriate Philosophies and Objectives \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Palm Community Model of Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Examples of Youth Sport Philosophies and POPP Sequences \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Maturation and Readiness for Youth Sport Participation \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Physical Growth and Maturation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Growth \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Maturation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Physical Growth and Maturational Influences on Sport Opportunities and Performance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/b\u003eReadiness for Learning Skills and Competing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What Is Readiness? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The “Mountain” of Motor Skill Development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sensitive Periods in Motor Skill Development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Cognitive Readiness \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Is Earlier Better? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Should Kids Start Organized Youth Sports? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap-Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Motivation and Psychosocial Development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why Do Children Participate in Youth Sport? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Competence \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Autonomy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Relatedness \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap Up: Provide Kids a Motivational FEAST \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Modifying Sport for Youth \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why Should Sport Be Modified for Youth? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why Do Adults Resist Youth Sport Modification? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What Changes Should Be Made? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap-Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/b\u003eTeaching Skills to Youth Athletes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Five-Step Teaching Cycle \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructional Strategies to Maximize Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap-Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. Intensity of Participation in Youth Sport\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Physical Training and Young Athletes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Positive Effects of Physical Activity and Training in Kids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Negative Effects of Over-Intensity in Physical Training in Youth \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Physical Training Guidelines for Young Athletes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap-Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/b\u003eTalent Development in Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Talent Development Basics \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How Is Talent Identified, and When Do We Decide Who Is Talented? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Relative Influences of Practice and Innate Qualities on Sport Expertise \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What’s the Best Way to Develop Sport Talent? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Specialization in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Categorizing Sports Based on Specialization Demands \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tips for Nurturing Talent and Well-Being in Youth Athletes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap-Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/b\u003eStress and Burnout in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Stress as a Process \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Demands (Stressors) Faced by Youth Athletes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Young Athletes’ Assessment of Demand(s) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Young Athletes’ Responses to Stress \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Outcomes From the Stress Process \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Flow: The Ultimate Goal for Youth Sport Participants \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Burnout in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap-Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/b\u003e Injuries in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Youth Sport Injury Basics \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Overuse Injuries \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Physeal Injuries \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Female Athletes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Concussion in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Legal Duties and the Emergency Action Plan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap-Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV. Social Considerations in Youth Sport\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/b\u003e Cultural Competence in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Continuum of Cultural Competence \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gender and Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Reasons for Gender Differences in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Race and Ethnicity in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sexual Orientation and Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Disability and Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sexual Abuse in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap-Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/b\u003e Coaches and Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Coaching Education and Certification \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Recruiting Youth Sport Coaches \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Evaluating Youth Sport Coaches \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Building the Youth Sport Coaches’ Skill Set \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Youth Sport Coaches’ Meta-Skill: Communication \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap-Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15.\u003c\/b\u003e Parents and Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Foundations of the Parent-Child Relationship \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Three Roles of Youth Sport Parents \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e WANTED: Positive Parent Behaviors in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Understanding Parent Traps \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Parent Education in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Strategies for Coaches in Interacting with Youth Sport Parents \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Suggestions to be a Better Youth Sport Parent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap-Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16.\u003c\/b\u003e Moral and Life Skills Development in Youth Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Understanding Terms Related to Moral Behavior in Sport \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How Sportsmanship and Moral Behavior Are Learned \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Enhancing Sportsmanship, Moral Development, and Life Skills in Youth Athletes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wrap-Up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learning Aids \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Human Kinetics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930688135511,"sku":"9780736066969","price":63.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780736066969.jpg?v=1738626192","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/best-practice-for-youth-sport-9780736066969","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}