Child development through sports / / James H. Humphrey

• Autore: Humphrey James Harry <1911-, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Haworth Press, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (158 p.)
• Disciplina: 796/.083
• Soggetto topico: Sports for children; Child development
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-135) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Child Development Through Sports; Copyright; Contents; 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 Child 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 SportsHistorical Background; Important Aspects of Children's Sports; Chapter 5. Objectives of Children's Sports; 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 DevelopmentChapter 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; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 children's sports at every level for nearly 60 years, the book stresses the potential contribution sports participation can make to a child's development and the negative impact it can have if programs are not cond
• Titolo autorizzato: Child development through sports
• ISBN: 1-136-40651-4; 0-203-04935-7; 1-283-83846-X; 1-136-40644-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786469503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II