Youth Sports in America: The 50 Most Important Issues in Youth Sports Today

Author Skye Arthur-Banning

Publisher ABC-CLIO

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Author

Skye Arthur-Banning

Publisher

ABC-CLIO

Volume

Copyright

2016

ISBN13

9781440843020

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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TBD

Related Series

Sports and Recreation Collection on Gale eBooks for K-12 Students
Overview

This text covers the issues and topics of youth sports in the United States.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
1: Adaptive Sports.
2: Body Image and Eating Disorders.
3: Boys in Sports.
4: Bullying.
5: Burnout among Child and Adolescent Athletes.
6: Character Development.
7: Coach Training and Education.
8: College Scholarships and Recruiting.
9: Community Recreation Programs.
10: Competitive Balance.
11: Concussions.
12: Coping with Failure.
13: Development of Youth in Mind and Body.
14: Economic Impact of Youth Sports Tournaments.
15: Forced Exertion.
16: Gender Identity and Inclusion.
17: Girls in Sports.
18: Goal Setting for Performance Enhancement.
19: Hazing.
20: Healthy Competition.
21: Low-Income Minority Youth.
22: Media Coverage and Representation.
23: Officiating Youth Sports.
24: Parent Education.
25: Parental Pressure.
26: Parents in Fan and Coaching Contexts.
27: Pay-to-Play.
28: Performance-Enhancing Drugs.
29: Personal Trainers and Other Consultants.
30: Role Models.
31: Role of Play in Sports-Based Youth Development.
32: Sexual and Physical Abuse.
33: Sexual Orientation and Inclusion.
34: Single-Sport Specialization versus Sampling.
35: Sports-Based Youth Development (SBYD) Movement.
36: Substance Abuse.
37: Travel-Club Teams.
Appendix Popular Youth Sports in the United States.
Selected Bibliography.
About the Editors and Contributors.
Index.
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Youth Sports in America: The 50 Most Important Issues in Youth Sports Today

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