Child Development Through Sports

ISBN-13: 9780789018281 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 154 str.

James Harry Humphrey

Opis

A commonsense guide for anyone involved in children's sports, presenting thoughtful analysis with an emphasis on maximizing the development of a child's social, emotional, physical, and intellectual capabilities through sports.

Spis treści

• Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter 1. An Overview of Child Development
• General Characteristics of Five- to Twelve-Year-Old Children
• Forms of Development
• A Concept of Total Development
• Meeting the Needs of Children
• Helping Children Understand Their Own Development
• Chapter 2. Health As a Factor in Child Development
• The Meaning of Health and Related Terms
• The Health Triangle
• Chapter 3. Stress As a Factor in Child Development
• Children and Stress
• The Meaning of Stress
• The Stress Concept
• Home Stress
• School Stress
• Chapter 4. An Overview of Children’s Sports
• Historical Background
• Important Aspects of Children’s Sports
• Chapter 5. Objectives of Sports for Children
• Physical Objectives
• Social Objectives
• Emotional Objectives
• Intellectual Objectives
• Chapter 6. Physical Development
• Physical Needs
• Guidelines for Physical Development
• Evaluating Contributions of Sports to Physical Development
• Physical Activity Yield
• Chapter 7. Social Development
• Social Needs
• Guidelines for Social Development Through Sports
• Possibilities for Social Development Through Sports
• Evaluating Contributions of Sports to Social Development
• Chapter 8. Emotional Development
• Factors Concerning Emotional Development
• Emotional Needs
• Guidelines for Emotional Development Through Sports
• Opportunities for Emotional Development Through Sports
• Evaluating Contributions of Sports to Emotional Development
• Chapter 9. Intellectual Development
• Intellectual Needs
• Guidelines for Intellectual Development Through Sports
• Opportunities for Intellectual Development Through Sports
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

James H Humphrey