Download or read book The Participation and Awareness of Sport Between Sport Specializers and Sport written by Morgan Foye and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awareness as an athlete is a crucial part of competing in organized sports. Widening the lens on sport specialization and sport sampling have many contributing factors to mental and physical burnout. Intense sports, much like football, soccer, and basketball, have the highest number of injuries, resulting in athletes peaking around 14-16 years old (Corso, 2018). Beginning sport sampling at a young age is beneficial to diversifying the skills of a young, developing body (Corso, 2018). This study aims to analyze the participation and awareness of sports among high school athletes who specialize in a sport, the “specializers,” or play multiple sports, otherwise known as the “samplers.” The measuring instrument used in this study was a questionnaire created in previous research by Hernandez et al. (2021). The questionnaire divided specializers and samplers into separate groups based on their participation levels in a primary sport. In conclusion, the specializers participated in their primary sport more often than the samplers did in their sports. While their activity levels may be higher than the samplers, there is no diversification of movements within their training regimen.

Download or read book Changing the Game written by John O'Sullivan and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Effect of Sport Specialization on Adolescent Wellbeing and Secondary School Athletic Trainers Barriers to Treating Overuse Injuries written by Kevin M. Biese and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth sports have demonstrated the ability to improve short- and long-term health benefits such as improved physical, mental, and social health. However, one current trend in the American youth sport culture that may impact these benefits is youth sport specialization. Sport specialization has been widely studied in the high school population, but little information is known about the middle school population. There is reason to believe that sport specialization affects sport dropout and physical activity, and we know that middle school athletes are at a great risk for quitting sport and for decreases in physical activity as they transition to high school. Therefore, there is a need to understand how sport specialization affects sport motivation, physical activity, and how overuse injuries are being treated in this population. The primary purposes of this dissertation were 1) to determine the association of sport specialization with motivation metrics in middle school athletes, 2) to explore the association of physical activity measurements with sport specialization in middle school athletes, and 3) to describe the confidence, knowledge, and barriers athletic trainers have in treating adolescent overuse injuries. Study 1: 178 middle school athletes completed an anonymous questionnaire. The questionnaire contained demographic questions, sport participation and specialization questions, and the Youth Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire. Overall, sport specialization was not associated with different types of motivation. However, multisport athletes were more likely to have higher intrinsic motivation compared to single sport athletes. Study 2: 37 middle school athletes wore an accelerometer for at least 5 days and completed a self-reported log of physical activity. Several other factors were recorded such as household family income, parent physical activity, grade, sex, and sport specialization level. Physical activity measurements were not statistically significant between sport specialization groups. It is important to note that highly specialized athletes on average had higher levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity than low and moderately specialized athletes. Study 3: 430 athletic trainers in the secondary school setting completed an anonymous survey on their confidence, knowledge, and barriers to treating overuse injuries in adolescent athletes. Athletic trainers were extremely confident in their knowledge of treating overuse injuries but were less confident in their ability to execute their treatment plan. 82% of athletic trainers cited that a patient's reluctance to reduce sport activities was a "moderate" or "extreme" barrier to treating adolescent overuse injuries. About 30%-35% felt "very" to "extremely" knowledgeable about their ability to diagnose and treat these types of injuries. Most athletic trainers recognized that growth spurts affected sport-related injury risk; however, only 37% of athletic trainers felt confident in their ability to determine if an adolescent athlete was going through a growth spurt.

Download or read book Best Practice for Youth Sport written by Robin S. Vealey and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the physical and psychological benefits of youth participating in sport are evident, the increasing professionalization and specialization of youth sport, primarily by coaches and parents, are changing the culture of youth sport and causing it to erode the ideal mantra: “It’s all about the kids.” In Best Practice for Youth Sport, readers will gain an appreciation of an array of issues regarding youth sport. This research-based text is presented in a practical manner, with examples from current events that foster readers’ interest and class discussion. The content is based on the principle of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP), which can be defined as engaging in decisions, behaviors, and policies that meet the physical, psychological, and social needs of children and youth based on their ages and maturational levels. This groundbreaking resource covers a breadth of topics, including bone development, burnout, gender and racial stereotypes, injuries, motor behavior, and parental pressures. Written by Robin S. Vealey and Melissa A. Chase, the 16 chapters of Best Practice for Youth Sport are divided into four parts. Part I, Youth Sport Basics, provides readers with the fundamental knowledge and background related to the history, evolution, and organization of youth sport. Part II, Maturation and Readiness for Youth Sport Participants, is the core of understanding how and why youth sport is different from adult sport. This part details why it is important to know when youth are ready to learn and compete. Part III, Intensity of Participation in Youth Sport, examines the appropriateness of physical and psychological intensity at various developmental stages and the potential ramifications of overtraining, overspecialization, overstress, and overuse. The text concludes with part IV, Social Considerations in Youth Sport, which examines how youth sport coaches and parents can help create a supportive social environment so that children can maximize the enjoyment and benefits from youth sport. In addition to 14 appendixes, activities, glossaries, study questions, and other resources that appear in Best Practice for Youth Sport, the textbook is enhanced with instructor ancillaries: a test package, image bank, and instructor guide that features a syllabus, additional study questions and learning activities, tips on teaching difficult concepts, and additional readings and resources. These specialized resources ensure that instructors will be ready for each class session with engaging materials. Ancillaries are free to course adopters and available at www.HumanKinetics.com/BestPracticeForYouthSport. Best Practice for Youth Sport provides readers with knowledge of sport science concerning youth sport and engages them through the use of anecdotes, activities, case studies, and practical strategies. Armed with the knowledge from this text, students, coaches, parents, administrators, and others will be able to become active agents of social change in structuring and enhancing youth sport programs to meet the unique developmental needs of children, making the programs athlete centered rather than adult centered so that they truly are all about the kids.

Download or read book Lifelong Engagement in Sport and Physical Activity written by Nicholas L. Holt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport and physical activity should now be understood as lifelong activity, beginning in childhood, and accessible to participants of all levels of ability. This book offers an overview of some of the core concerns underlying lifelong engagement in sport and physical activity, encompassing every age and phase of engagement. The book explores key models of engagement from around the world, as well as specific areas of research that will help the reader understand this important topic. In adopting a lifespan approach, the book pays particular attention to sport and physical activity during childhood and adolescence as well as transitions into adulthood, the developmental periods when participation in sport and physical activity are most likely to decline. Understanding more about participation during these early years is important for sustaining participation during adulthood. The book also addresses issues relating to sport and physical activity during adulthood, across a range of different populations, while a final section examines sport and physical activity among older adults, an often overlooked, but growing segment of society in this context. Lifelong Engagement in Sport and Physical Activity is important reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in teacher education, sport and coaching science, and for health promoters, coaches, teachers and relevant bodies and organizations in sport and education. This book is published in partnership with ICSSPE, and is part of the Perspectives series

Download or read book The Association of Sport Specialization with Daytime Sleepiness and Perspectives of Coaches Regarding Youth Sports Safety written by Eric G. Post and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing numbers of children are choosing to specialize in a single sport, which is associated with increased risk of injury. Along with the trend towards increased specialization, high school athletes are increasingly being encouraged to join club sport teams outside of school in order to train year-round in their chosen sport. Despite the known injury risks related to early specialization, potential consequences of specialization related to other aspects of well-being are unknown. Additionally, knowledge and attitudes of youth sport coaches towards specialization and differences in emergency preparedness between club and high school sport coaches have not been examined. The primary purposes were to 1) examine the association of sport specialization with daytime sleepiness, 2) evaluate the knowledge of youth sport coaches towards current volume recommendations, 3) examine attitudes and beliefs of youth sport coaches towards sport specialization, 4) determine if differences in emergency preparedness exist between coaches of high school teams and coaches of high-school aged club teams, and 5) to compare emergency training characteristics between coaches of high school and club coaches. Study 1: 647 youth club sport athletes (63.5% female; 14.0±1.5 years) were recruited to complete a self-administered and anonymous questionnaire that consisted of demographics, sport specialization status, and daytime sleepiness. Highly specialized athletes had significantly higher PDSS scores compared to low specialization athletes. Study 2: A total of 253 youth sport coaches (207 males) completed an anonymous questionnaire regarding knowledge of sport volume recommendations and attitudes and beliefs regarding sport specialization. Most coaches were unaware of recommendations regarding the maximum number of months per year, hours per week in one sport, or number of simultaneous leagues for an athlete to participate in to reduce injury. Study 3: A total of 769 coaches (female N=266, 34.6%) completed an anonymous questionnaire regarding their emergency preparedness and training. High school coaches were more likely than club coaches to be required to have CPR, AED, and first aid training. High school coaches were also more likely than club coaches to be aware of emergency action plans during practices and competitions and to have an AED available at their practice venue.

Download or read book An Ecological Exploration of Sport Specialization Pathways written by Justin S. DiSanti and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth sport specialization has been a sustained area of interest in academic and practical settings. Though preliminary findings of the relationship between athletes' pathways of sport participation and their sport outcomes posit early specialization in a single sport as potentially harmful to an athlete's physical and psychological well-being, concern that athletes are specializing earlier, and to a greater degree, than ever before remains pervasive. In analyzing potential explanations for this logical gap between recommendations and perceived behaviors, one notable gap of the literature is the lack of ecological, systems-based research that may better clarify what drives athletes to specialize in a single sport. In this study, a developmental, ecological, perception-based approach was used to explore youth athletes' pathways of sport participation (specifically, why they chose to specialize or play multiple sports) in relation to their ecological characteristics and subsequent sport experiences. To do so, a conceptual, ecological framework was developed to inform the design of this study, and the nature and strength of relationships between variables of this novel heuristic provided an initial understanding of the ecology of sport participation pathways. 132 current high school athletes participated in this study's testing battery, which surveyed elements of their sport participation, personal and contextual characteristics, their sport specialization behaviors and perceptions, and their expectations and subsequent experiences related to their chosen pathway. Results of this study highlighted several significant group differences and relationships between variables, and due to the exploratory nature of this study the non-significant findings also served as a hypothesis-generating mechanism for future research. Implications of these findings were explored in their relation to previous sport specialization literature and the study's guiding theoretical framework (i.e., the Developmental Model of Sport Participation and the Person-Process-Context-Time Ecological Model), and the results underscored the importance of accounting for the influence of context and competitive climate in understanding youth athletes' selected sport pathways and subsequent experiences.

Download or read book Longevity in Athletics written by Morgan Mason and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sport specialization is defined as intense, year-round training in a single sport with the exclusion of others (Jayanthi et al., 2012). Current research has shown that there has been a dramatic increase in youth sport participation over recent years, with a coexisting increase of early sport specialization (ESS). The overall effect of ESS on longevity in athletics is not yet fully understood. Studies in current academic literature have not definitively established that ESS is either beneficial or detrimental to an athlete’s physiological and psychological health (LaPrade et al., 2016; Mattson and Richards, 2010). However, some available evidence suggests active participation in ESS may lead to higher rates of physiological and psychological issues, including: overuse injuries, burnout, and emotional distress (DiFiori et al., 2014; Jayanthi et al., 2012; LaPrade et al., 2016). The objective of this research project is to provide an understanding of the factors that influence an athlete’s appeal to specialize (coaches, parents, school size, choice of sport, etc.) and to determine the effect ESS has on longevity in athletic participation. A survey was developed utilizing Qualtrics (2015, Provo, UT), and participants of the study included current students and student-athletes at a Midwest Division III college. This survey employed the use of multiple choice and open-ended questions. Results showed that a majority of participants specialized in sport (68.03%), with a majority beginning to specialize at age 11 or younger (23.49%). Participants who specialized reported high numbers of chronic injuries, yet they argue that specializing in sport was beneficial to their athletic success. With this information, recommendations can be made to the sporting public regarding early sport specialization."--Abstract.

Download or read book Inclusion and Exclusion Through Youth Sport written by Symeon Dagkas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'We can reach far more people through sport than we can through political or educational programmes. In that way, sport is more powerful than politics. We have only just started to use its potential to build up this country. We must continue to do so.' – Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela's statement reflects a widely held view that sport can contribute in unique and far-reaching ways to the delivery of important social outcomes. But is this really the case? Can sport bring people from different backgrounds together, and in so doing act as a force for social transformation and change? In the language of policymakers and practitioners, can sport contribute to social inclusion or could it be argued that sport acts to marginalize and disadvantage some groups in society? In other words could sport reinforce, rather than challenge, social inequality? Focusing on youth sport as a touchstone sector of sport in society, this book examines the theoretical and empirical bases of arguments for the role of sport in social inclusion agendas. Authors are drawn from around the world and offer critical perspectives on assumptions underpinning the bold claims made about the power of sport. This book represents the most up-to-date and authoritative source of knowledge on inclusion and exclusion in youth sport. As such, it is essential reading for those who want to use sport to 'make a difference' in young people's lives. It is, therefore, recommended for students, researchers, policy makers and practitioners working in sports development, sports coaching, sport studies or physical education.

Download or read book Sport and Disability written by Florian Kiuppis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inclusion is primarily discussed in education. With the increasing number of member states of the United Nations ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, academics have vividly discussed inclusion in the context of other areas of life, such as the community at large, as ‘social inclusion’ in the context of work and employment, and with regard to the aspects addressed by Article 30.5 of the Convention, namely cultural life, recreation, leisure, and sport. This volume is organized around the topic inclusion in sport and has a particular focus on the participation of people with disabilities in sport. Typical barriers for people with disabilities to participate in sport include lack of awareness on the part of people without disabilities as to how to involve them in teams adequately; lack of opportunities and programmes for training and competition; too few accessible facilities due to physical barriers; and limited information on and access to resources. The chapters attribute central importance to the processes and mechanisms of inclusion that operate within sporting environments and to the question of either what happens or could happen to persons with disabilities who enter the playing field. The chapters were originally published in a special issue of Sport in Society.

Download or read book Understanding Motor Development Infants Children Adolescents Adults written by Jacqueline D Goodway and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A best-selling text, Understanding Motor Development: Infants, Children, Adolescents, Adults provides students and professionals with both an explanatory and a descriptive basis for the processes and products of motor development. Covering the entire life span, this text focuses on the phases of motor development and provides a solid introduction to the biological, affective, cognitive, and behavioral aspects within each developmental stage. The student is presented with the most up-to-date research and theory, while the Triangulated Hourglass Model is used as a consistent conceptual framework that brings clarity to understanding infant, childhood, adolescent, and adult motor development.

Download or read book The Relationship Between Sport Specialization and Creativity and the Impact on Athletic Scholarship Opportunities written by Anthony J. Cevoli and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an estimated 40 million children participating in organized athletics, youth sports' rapid growth and expansion have generated controversy. Specifically, adolescent athletes tend to specialize in a single sport at an early age, producing debate regarding the motivations, risks, and effects of concentrating on specialized activity early. As postsecondary tuition skyrockets, young athletes and parents have sought athletic scholarships to finance higher education. Focusing on a sport at an early age may develop prowess. However, experts have unveiled early specialization increases injury risks, burnout, and lack of interest in adult athletes. The highly structured, rule-based environment of early, specialized athletics may negatively affect creativity. Rigid, deliberate practice schedules replace creativity-enhancing free time unstructured play promotes. This quantitative correlational study examined athletes participating in Division I and II collegiate athletic programs to understand the relationship between early sport specialization and creativity and how it impacts athletic scholarships. The research did not find a relationship between sport specialization patterns and creativity, nor did it observe creativity impacting athletic scholarships. Creativity differences between Division I and II athletes existed. Sport specialization patterns differed between men and women athletic program participants. Elementary sport diversification affected athletic scholarship and collegiate sports participation. These results will guide young athletes' and parents' approaches to youth sports.

Download or read book Sport Policy in Canada written by Lucie Thibault and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society, University of Ottawa."

Download or read book Sports Society and Technology written by Jennifer J. Sterling and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports, Society, and Technology: Bodies, Practices, and Knowledge Production addresses the complex entanglements of science, technology, and sporting cultures. The collection explores themes around human and non-human actants, knowledge formations and processes, and the materiality and multiplicity of bodies through an engagement with the interdisciplinary fields of Sport Studies and Science and Technology Studies. Representing a range of methodological, theoretical, and disciplinary approaches, contributors interrogate the social, cultural, political, and historical intersections of an ever-expanding techno-scientific sporting landscape – from true bounce and brain trauma to exercise physiology, metrics, and esports, and from feminist technoscience, whey protein, and epigenetics to sickle cell screening and testosterone regulation.

Download or read book Participation in Sport written by Matthew Nicholson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-09-06 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there is growing interest from governments in participation levels in sport, the extent to which governments actively promote ‘sport for all’ and their motives for doing so vary greatly. This is the first book to examine the sport participation policies of national governments across the world and to offer a comparative analysis of the motives for, and successes and failures of those policies. Organized around a series of sixteen national case studies, including the UK, the US, Australia, China and India, the book enables students and practitioners to compare and contrast the development, implementation and impact of sport participation policies throughout the world. An introductory chapter provides a framework for understanding and interpreting those case studies and each chapter then addresses the following key themes: national structures for sport national sporting cultures participation levels in organized sport the nature and extent of government intervention implementation of governmental policy the impact of government policy. With contributions from many of the world’s leading experts on sport policy and sport development, this book is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the role of governments in relation to supporting and regulating their citizens’ involvement in sport.

Download or read book Exploring Youth Sport Contexts written by Brian Murray Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In sports like gymnastics and figure skating where peak performance occurs before physical maturation it logically follows that athletes need to be dedicated to their athletic development at a young age if elite performance is to be attained. However, countless studies have reported that early specialization in a single sport exposes youth to elevated risks of negative physical, psychological or emotional outcomes associated with sport participation (Côté & Fraser-Thomas, 2007). As such, it is important that we develop an understanding of the contextual factors or features of specialized youth sport environment(s) that are having positive impacts on youth growth, development and long-term commitment to sport. By harnessing an understanding of the features of specialized youth sport environments that positively contribute to the youth sport experience, we will be better equipped to mitigate the increased risk of negative outcomes in these environments. Using the National Research Council Institute of Medicine's (2002) eight setting features as a framework, the general goal of the current study was to explore the specialized youth sport environment as it is experienced by young athletes. Photo-elicitation was used to conduct interviews with 15 female athletes between the ages of 8 and 13 who primarily participated in one sport for 12 or more hours per week, for at least 9 months of the year. Two over-arching dimensions of the specialized youth sport experience emerged from the themes generated by the interviews: program design and interaction. Program design represents six themes underpinning the program's inherent structure and organization: personal performance emphasis, consistent training structure, adaptable practice activities, rule guided engagement, appropriate equipment set-up and maintenance, and supervision by one or more adults. The interaction dimension represents six themes that emerged as a result of relationships with key social agents (e.g., parents, coaches, peers, community) of the sport environment: tangible support, informational support, emotional support, cultivation of camaraderie, achievement recognition, and opportunities for autonomy. These findings add to the literature as they provide a first step in understanding the specialized youth sport environment from the athlete's eyes. That is, they not only help us understand the elements of the youth sport environment that youth perceive as important, but they also provide us with a working framework of the key features that are likely to contribute to positive outcomes in specialized sport environments.

Download or read book Understanding Physical Education written by Ken Green and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-01-24 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `This book will prove an invaluable resource for students wanting to engage with any or all of the issues covered, and who need to get an authoritative ′quick fix′ on particular fields of research. It′s thorough, contemporary in its choice of issues and comprehensive in its coverage of them. The author is to be congratulated on making a very thoughtful and important contribution to the literature in PE′ - Professor John Evans, Loughborough University, UK. This easy-to-use introduction explores all of the contemporary issues and enduring themes in physical education, focusing on the United Kingdom but incorporating a global dimension. The wide range of topics covered include: o the requirements of National Curriculum Physical Education o the current ′state′ of physical education o the relationship between physical education and sport o extra-curricular physical education o lifelong participation in sport and physical activity o assessment and examinations in physical education o social class, gender, ethnicity and inclusion in relation to physical education o teacher training and continuing professional development. This book is an essential read for anyone embarking upon an undergraduate or postgraduate course in physical education.