Coaching children in sport : principles and practice / edited by Martin Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Martin (Martin J.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports for children--Study and teaching.

Sports for children.

Coaching (Athletics)--Study and teaching.

Coaching (Athletics).

Physical education for children--Study and teaching.

Physical education for children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 311 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 1993.

Language Note:

English

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 their specialist areas.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; The importance of the study of children in sport: an overview; Whose sport is it anyway? Adults and children's sport; Why are you coaching children?; Sport: it's a family affair; Skeletal growth and development; Children's physiological responses to exercise; Understanding the learner: guidelines for the coach; Growing up in sport; Why children choose to do sport; or stop; How children see success and failure; Causes of children's anxiety in sport; Selecting the right targets; Communicating effectively with children; Counselling young athletes and how to avoid itTraining young athletes; The effect of injuries on growth; Treating and managing injuries in children; Healthy eating for sport; Making sport fit the children; Putting theory into practice; a sport example; Appendices: Legal Matters; Coaching and the law; Ensure you are insured; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-82678-1

1-135-82679-X

1-280-40474-4

0-203-47447-3

9780203474471

OCLC:

567853694