Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
Sports in the Lives of Children and Adolescents : Success on the Field and in Life, Hardback Book

Sports in the Lives of Children and Adolescents : Success on the Field and in Life Hardback

Hardback

Out of stock

Description

After being questioned by a parent about how sports affects children, Griffin examined the impact of sports on children and reflected upon his own experiences with sports.

What effect does sports have on work habits, social skills, confidence, independence, and aspirations?

Does a sports experience provide the foundation for achievement in school and later life?

Is competition good or harmful? What about the effects of sports involvement on girls?

What are the characteristics of good athletes? How can parents help their children be successful in sports?Griffin shares with parents and other readers his investigations of the published research pertaining to these questions and offers his own experiences and analyses.

He asserts that sports is best assessed as it relates to the central issues children and adolescents confront while growing up—the agenda of the childhood, as he calls it.

Griffin's explorations lead him to an examination of schools, professional sports, race and class, and the popular media as they affect children's interest and involvement in sports.

He also investigates the phenomena of achievement (not just in sports) and good parenting.

Information

£74.00

Out of stock
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information