Re-Designing Youth Sport: Change the Game

di John McCarthy (Autore)

Lou Bergholz (Autore)

Megan Bartlett (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016

Many observers have pointed out what is wrong with youth sport: an emphasis on winning at all costs; parental over-involvement; high participation costs that exclude many families; lack of vigorous physical activity; lack of player engagement; and no focus on development. Currently, most attempts at righting the wrongs of youth sport have focused on coach education and curriculum, but in this book, the authors offer a different approach—one that involves changing the game itself. Re-Designing Youth Sport combines vivid examples and case studies of innovative sport programs who are re-designing their sport with a comprehensive toolkit for practitioners on how to change their game for bigger and better outcomes. It offers a fresh and exciting perspective on the seemingly intractable issues in sport. It presents a practical and empowering pathway for readers to apply the examples and tools to the outcomes that they aspire to achieve in their sport, such as increased fun and excitement, life-skills building, gender inclusion, increased sportspersonship, greater parity and avoidance of one-sided competition, and positive parental roles. The book also reveals how community leagues as well as national and international sport governing bodies are using re-design to accelerate player skill development, tactical awareness, and physical fitness.

• Autore: John McCarthy, Lou Bergholz, Megan Bartlett
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2016
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 178 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 272 gr.
• EAN: 9781138852204

Testo in English