Young People and Sport: From Participation to the Olympics (Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives)

Synopsis

This book highlights the different roles of youth sport, from sport for all and community sport activities to elite sport and international competitions, to suggest significant new directions for youth sport research and practices. The collection addresses a range of prominent management and policy issues associated with the growing interest in research into youth sport. Major youth sport events such as the Youth Olympic Games and the European Youth Olympic Festival are included in this collection as important policy arenas. In addition, the collection addresses a series of under-researched topics including the welfare of young elite athletes, the process of talent identification and development in elite youth disability sport and how young athletes cope with emotional abuse. The contributors to this collection are drawn from a wide range of countries Canada, the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Norway. The book ends with an overview of the state of research into sport-based youth development and highlights trends and gaps in the literature suitable for further research.The chapters were originally published as a special issue in Sport in Society.

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

184 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781351271868

Related ISBNs:

9781351271882, 9780367892593, 9781351271875, 9781351271851, 9781138575400

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

01/25/24

Copyrighted By:

Froukje Smits, Frank Jacobs and Annelies Knoppers. Originally published as Open Access

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Sports

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Berit Skirstad

Edited by:

Milena M. Parent

Edited by:

Barrie Houlihan