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The Effects Of Parenting Relationships And Sports, John Carder Dallas
The Effects Of Parenting Relationships And Sports, John Carder Dallas
Student Research Conference Select Presentations
Youth sport participation in our society is on the rise, with 90% of children taking part in some form of organized sport between the ages of 5 and 17. With more children becoming more active in sporting activities, the role of par ents can impact parent/child communication and mold the character of the child. Parents with p ositive involvement in their child’s activities emphasized skills such as hard work and team building rather than winning or losing. The way involved parents communicated with children also impacted the motivation a child had for participating in a sport. Children receiving positive messages …
Identifying High School Physical Education Physical Activity Patterns After High School, David Barney, Francis Pleban Dr., Carol Wilkinson, Keven A. Prusak
Identifying High School Physical Education Physical Activity Patterns After High School, David Barney, Francis Pleban Dr., Carol Wilkinson, Keven A. Prusak
Faculty Publications
National standards for physical education (PE) encompass five principles for the purpose of defining what high school students should recognize and be able to perform as a result of a quality PE program. The expectation is that youth will develop as active healthy lifestyle into adulthood from activities and skills taught in PE. Researchers from the United Kingdom and the United States have identified team sports as the primary curricular design in high school P.E. However, it has been suggested the use of team sports is not as effective way to encourage students to be physically active throughout their lives. …
How Can I Help My Child Get The Most Out Of Organized Sports?, Tom Lee
How Can I Help My Child Get The Most Out Of Organized Sports?, Tom Lee
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Children's Attitudes Toward Play: An Investigation Of Their Context Specificity And Relationship To Organized Sport Experiences, Donald L. Greer, Michael J. Stewart
Children's Attitudes Toward Play: An Investigation Of Their Context Specificity And Relationship To Organized Sport Experiences, Donald L. Greer, Michael J. Stewart
Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications
Beginning with the work of Webb (1969), a line of research has developed attempting to explain how the socialization experiences of children and adolescents help transform their attitudes toward play. In Webb's view, the transformation to a state of being "professionalized" has occurred when an emphasis on equity and fairness, which are pronounced at earlier stages of development, has been replaced by a focus on winning. The body of research that hasdeveloped from this original formulation has consistently identified age and gender differences (Loy , Birrell, & Rose, 1976; Maloney & Petrie, 1972; Mantel & VanderVelden, 1971) in play attitudes, …