Drawing on a wide diversity of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, policy studies, coaching, physical education and physiology, this comprehensive survey of young people's involvement in sport focuses on a key transitional period of our lives, from the later teenage years into the early twenties.
Drawing on a wide diversity of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, policy studies, coaching, physical education and physiology, this comprehensive survey of young people's involvement in sport focuses on a key transitional period of our lives, from the later teenage years into the early twenties. Covering youth sport in all its forms and at all levels, from elite competition to leisure and school physical education, it also explores youth sport across the world, in developing and developed countries, and touches on some of the most significant themes in contemporary sport studies, including physical activity and health, lifelong participation, and talent development.
"Youth sport is one of the largest, yet relatively understudied, segments of the sport industry.?This work makes great strides in providing a multidisciplinary and global perspective on youth sport, with chapters written by leading researchers ? Overall, this book is an excellent resource that takes a deep and wide approach to looking at what youth sport is and how it impacts the lives of both individual participants and society as a collective whole. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; researchers and faculty." - R. D. Sheptak Jr., CHOICE
