Sports and Talent Selection in Early Adolescence
Author : Ahmet Uzun
Publisher : Livre de Lyon
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 24,45 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 2490773585
Changing the Game
Author : John O'Sullivan
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 10,35 MB
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1614486468
Book Description
The modern day youth sports environment has taken the enjoyment out of athletics for our children. Currently, 70% of kids drop out of organized sports by the age of 13, which has given rise to a generation of overweight, unhealthy young adults. There is a solution. John O’Sullivan shares the secrets of the coaches and parents who have not only raised elite athletes, but have done so by creating an environment that promotes positive core values and teaches life lessons instead of focusing on wins and losses, scholarships, and professional aspirations. Changing the Game gives adults a new paradigm and a game plan for raising happy, high performing children, and provides a national call to action to return youth sports to our kids.
Talent Identification and Development in Sport
Author : Joseph Baker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 38,76 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1136961488
Book Description
Identifying talent in athletes and developing that ability to its fullest potential is a central concern of sport scientists, sports coaches and sports policy makers. This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge in talent identification and development in sport, from the biological basis of ability to the systems and processes within sport through which that ability is nurtured. Written by a team of leading international experts, the book explores key factors and issues in contemporary sport, including: genetics secondary factors such as birth date, cultural context and population size perceptual motor skill acquisition and expertise sports development policy in-depth case studies, including European soccer, East African running and US pro sports. With an emphasis throughout on practical implications and processes for all those working in sport, the book offers an authoritative evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary systems for identifying and developing talent in sport. This is important reading for any student, researcher or practitioner with an interest in skill acquisition, youth sport, elite sport, sports coaching or sports development.
Talent Development
Author : Dave Collins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 32,76 MB
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 131720445X
Book Description
The process of talent development (TD) is essential to success in any sport. Drawing on the latest evidence and a considerable experience base, this book dispels myths about talent development and offers practical advice on the TD pathway from pre-school to elite level. Aimed at practitioners and other stakeholders involved in the TD process – including coaches, scientists, administrators, educators, students, parents, policy makers and senior development athletes – this is the only up-to-date practical guide to TD in sport. Written by experts with more than 20 years’ experience in TD training, coaching and research, it covers key topics from deliberate practice and fundamental movement skills to designing and managing a TD pathway. It also includes contributions from professionals working in a wide range of sports, providing real-world insights into important topics including: the recruitment process academy and apprenticeship preparation the coach–athlete relationship what to do to stay ahead considerations for parents and coaches. Talent Development: A Practitioner Guide is an indispensable resource for all those interested in talent identification, talent development and coaching practice in elite sport.
Talent Identification and Development in Sports Performance
Author : Nuno Leite
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 28,47 MB
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 288974051X
Book Description
Youth Soccer
Author : Gareth Stratton
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 23,13 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780415286619
Book Description
Blending contemporary sports science theory with youth specific coaching practice, this book offers soccer development strategies that are tailored to the needs of young players.
Human Motor Development
Author : V. Gregory Payne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 994 pages
File Size : 35,46 MB
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 135181740X
Book Description
This book provides an overview of human development and includes the relationship between motor development and cognitive and social development. It explores factors affecting development, including effects of early stimulation and deprivation. The book addresses assessment in motor development.
Positive Youth Development Through Sport
Author : Nicholas L. Holt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,78 MB
Release : 2007-09-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 1135983100
Book Description
The first Positive Youth Development title to focus on the role of sport, this book brings together high profile contributors from diverse disciplines to critically examine the ways in which sport can be and has been used to promote youth development. Young people are too frequently looked upon as problems waiting to be solved. From the perspective of Positive Youth Development (PYD), young people are understood to embody potential, awaiting development. Involvement with sport provides a developmental context that has been associated with PYD, but negative outcomes can also arise from sport participation and school PE. Sport itself does not lead to PYD; rather, it is the manner in which sport is structured and delivered to children that influences their development. Positive Youth Development Through Sport fills a void in the literature by bringing together experts from diverse disciplines to critically examine the ways in which sport can be and has been used to promote youth development.
Best Practice Protocols for Physique Assessment in Sport
Author : Patria A. Hume
Publisher : Springer
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 12,15 MB
Release : 2017-12-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9811054185
Book Description
This book outlines best practice protocols for body composition analysis of high-performance athletes and provides guidance on the use of new technologies for anthropometry. While surface anthropometry has traditionally been used to assess body composition through the internationally recognised methodology of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK), the recent commercialisation of devices, such as bioelectrical impedance technologies, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), ultrasound, 3D photometry and air-displacement plethysmography (Bod Pod), has led to the non-standardised adoption of new measurement techniques. In this textbook, leading researchers detail standardisation procedures for each technology: in terms of athlete preparation, test protocols, test reporting, equipment calibration and data interpretation. Each chapter covers a different tool: how it works, what it is used to measure, and what the issues are surrounding its validity, practicality and reliability. This book provides an essential reference for device technicians and sport practitioners, ensuring that high-performance athletes are afforded accurate and comparable body composition information to guide their training routines.
Routledge Handbook of Talent Identification and Development in Sport
Author : Joseph Baker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 38,4 MB
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1317359836
Book Description
Identifying athletic talent and developing that talent to its full potential is a central concern in sport. Understanding talent identification and its implications for both positive and negative developmental outcomes is crucial to sporting success. This is the first comprehensive resource for scientists, researchers, students, coaches, analysts and policymakers looking to improve their knowledge of the talent identification and development process. With contributions from leading researchers and practitioners, this book offers a complete overview of contemporary talent identification and development from in-depth discussion of methodological and philosophical issues through to practical applications. Adopting an international and multi-disciplinary approach, it addresses all key aspects of the talent identification and development process, including skill acquisition and motor learning, psychological factors and family influences, creating optimal environments for performance, and dealing with injury and rehabilitation. Presenting an unrivalled wealth of research, the Routledge Handbook of Talent Identification and Development in Sport is an essential resource for any undergraduate or postgraduate degree course in sport studies, sport science, sport coaching or sport management, as well as for sport policymakers, analysts and coaches.
