Book Description
A reading and workshop tool for all parents whose child participates in sports, author Scott Lineberry goes beyond community level information, moving parents to core issues in parenting the child-athlete.
Author : W. Scott Lineberry
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 42,34 MB
Release : 2005-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1597811289
A reading and workshop tool for all parents whose child participates in sports, author Scott Lineberry goes beyond community level information, moving parents to core issues in parenting the child-athlete.
Author : Fred Engh
Publisher : Square One Publishers, Inc.
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,14 MB
Release : 2013-04-24
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0757050417
All across the country, a growing number of children are dropping out of organized sports—not because they don’t like to play, but because the system they play in is failing them. Written by one of this country’s leading advocates of youth sports, Why Johnny Hates Sports explains why many of the original goals of youth leagues have been affected by today’s win-at-all-costs attitude. It then documents the negative physical and psychological impact that parents, coaches, and administrators can have on children, while providing effective solutions to each of the problems covered. Why Johnny Hates Sports is both an exposé of abuses and a call to arms. It clearly illustrates a serious problem that has plagued youth sports for too long. Most important, it provides practical answers that can alter this destructive course.
Author : Michael Atkinson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 28,79 MB
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0313087873
Mega-events like the Olympics, the World Cup of soccer, the World Series of baseball, cycling's Tour de France, and the Super Bowl draw our attention to the deep cultural significance of sport and its role in fostering social bonds. Yet when it comes to sport, there is no shortage of debate: stereotypes regarding sexuality, race, gender, and children have been hotly contested by critics for over 40 years. Even today, sport is one of the very few socially accepted sites of violence, intense competition and controlled forms of social disorder. Battleground: Sports presents the 100 most contentious public and private controversies of the sports world. Highlighted throughout are debates surrounding ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and social identity, sports fan behavior, as well as the role of governments and corporations. Engaging and accessible to a wide variety of readers, this fascinating reference illustrates how sports controversies reflect the historically enduring and changing nature of our broader cultures, and the social battles we engage on a day-to-day basis surrounding the struggles for equality, debates about social violence, the ethics of competition, the politics of civic life, the creation of global communities, and the State's role in protecting citizens. Entries contain an array of thoughtful perspectives on historic and current controversies, and allow readers to formulate their own conclusions. Enhanced with a timeline, a thorough guide of print and electronic resources for high school and undergraduate student research, this one-stop reference goes beyond the newspaper headlines to provide readers with a guide map for understanding what sport controversies teach us about our culture and ourselves.
Author : W. Scott Lineberry
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 26,60 MB
Release : 2005-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1597810126
"Tragedy and Loss and the Search for Jesus" is for those broken in spirit from tragedy and loss who also feel a break in their heart from God. It is for believers who struggle with God¿s interaction with tragedy and loss, and are trying to come to terms with His participation.
Author : Jim Cherrington
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 19,37 MB
Release : 2022-11-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1000781992
This book considers the ability of individuals and communities to maintain healthy relationships with their surroundings—before, during and after catastrophic events—through physical activity and sporting practices. Broad and ambitious in scope, this book uses sport and physical activity as a lens through which to examine our catastrophic societies and spaces. Acknowledging that catastrophes are complex, overlapping phenomena in need of sophisticated, interdisciplinary solutions, this book explores the social, economic, ecological and moral injustices that determine the personal and emotional impact of catastrophe. Drawing from international case studies, this book uniquely explores the different landscapes and contexts of catastrophe as well as the affective qualities of sporting practices. This includes topics such as DIY skateparks in Jamaica; former child soldiers in Africa; the funding of sport, recreation and cultural activities by extractive industries in northern Canada; mountain biking in the UK; and urban exploration in New Zealand. Featuring the work of ex-professional athletes, artists, anthropologists, sociologists, political ecologists, community development workers and philosophers, this book offers new perspectives on capitalism, nature, sociality, morality and identity. This is essential reading for academics and practitioners in sociology, disaster studies, sport-for-development and political ecology.
Author : W. Lineberry
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 42,84 MB
Release : 2005-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1597810894
Christmas Stories from Gainesberry Farm is a collection of short Christmas stories that leads the reader into challenges of the human spirit and the mystery of the Divine touch.
Author : Jim Mastrich
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 32,21 MB
Release : 2002-09-21
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780312282899
Dr. Jim Mastrich's years of experience as a licensed psychologist who consults athletes and counsels troubled adolescents and their families is the foundation of Really Winning--a comprehensive guide that provides mentors with the tools to foster integrity and character in boys. A must for any parent, this practical guide encourages parents and coaches to help athletes develop compassion and empathy instead of becoming arrogant and self-centered. Many of the modern day heroes for boys are sports figures. But it seems today, for every Tiger Woods whose talent is matched by good character, there's a Mike Tyson whose exploits and abuses give sports a bad name. Really Winning goes beyond many "boy" books published in recent years. By focusing specifically on the positive aspects of athletics and incorporating the psychological background of our boys Dr. Mastrich helps parents, coaches, and administrators create the ideal conditions for boys to become young men with sound character. Using many vignettes from his own practice, Dr. Mastrich has shaped Really Winning into a readable, practical, anecdotal guidebook that no parent should be without.
Author : Paulo David
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,73 MB
Release : 2004-11-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 1134404573
A critical analysis of some very real problems within youth sport, with issues that relate specifically to children, this book argues that the future development of sport depends on the creation of a child-centred sport system.
Author : Hank Nuwer
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 29,56 MB
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0253032938
When does becoming part of the team go too far? For decades, young men and women endured degrading and dangerous rituals in order to join sororities and fraternities while college administrators blindly accepted their consequences. In recent years, these practices have spilled over into the mainstream, polluting military organizations, sports teams, and even secondary schools. In Destroying Young Lives: Hazing in Schools and the Military, Hank Nuwer assembles an extraordinary cast of analysts to catalog the evolution of this dangerous practice, from the first hazing death at Cornell University in 1863 to present day tragedies. This hard-hitting compilation addresses the numerous, significant, and often overlooked impacts of hazing, including including sexual exploitation, mental distress, depression, and even suicide. Destroying Young Lives is a compelling look at how universities, the military, and other social groups can learn from past mistakes and protect their members going forward.
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Publisher :
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 22,65 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Baptists
ISBN :