154 Pages
by
Routledge
157 Pages
by
Routledge
157 Pages
by
Routledge
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A guidebook for adults involved in children’s sports! Child Development Through Sports is 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. Written by Dr. James H. Humphrey, who has been involved in... Read more
- 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
Biography
James H Humphrey
