Coaching Children in Sport: Principles and Practice

by Lee, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780203474471
• ISBN10: 0203474473
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781135826789
• Copyright: 2002-05-03
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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Summary

nhis 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

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xii
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Children and Sport: an Introduction	p. 1
The Importance of the Study of Children in Sport: an Overview	p. 3
References	p. 13
Whose Sport is It Anyway? Adults and Children's Sport	p. 17
References	p. 26
Why Are You Coaching Children?	p. 27
Sport: It's a Family Affair	p. 39
References	p. 47
Developmental Changes in Children: Why the Child is Not a Mini-Adult	p. 49
Skeletal Growth and Development	p. 51
Children's Physiological Responses to Exercise	p. 64
References	p. 77
Understanding the Learner: Guidelines for the Coach	p. 78
References	p. 90
Growing Up in Sport	p. 91
References	p. 104
Important Psychological Aspects of Children's Participation in Sport	p. 107
Why Children Choose to Do Sport-Or Stop	p. 109
How Children See Success and Failure	p. 122
Causes of Children's Anxiety in Sport	p. 134
Selecting the Right Targets	p. 145
Applications to the Coaching Process	p. 161
Communicating Effectively with Children	p. 163
References	p. 178
Counselling Young Athletes and How to Avoid It	p. 179
Training Young Athletes	p. 191
References	p. 203
The Effect of Injuries on Growth	p. 204
Treating and Managing Injuries in Children	p. 225
Further Reading	p. 235
Healthy Eating for Sport	p. 236
Good Practice in Coaching	p. 257
Making Sport Fit the Children	p. 259
References	p. 272
Putting Theory into Practice-A Sport Example	p. 273
Legal Matters	p. 287
Coaching and the Law	p. 289
Ensure You Are Insured	p. 296
Glossary	p. 302
Index	p. 306
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