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You are currently browsing 21–25 of 25 new and published books in the subject of Youth Sports Development — sorted by publish date from newer books to older books.

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  1. The Politics of the Male Body in Global Sport

    The Danish Involvement

    By Hans Bonde

    Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives

    Danish sport has been associated with Europe and the World; not least through I.P. Muller and Niels Bukh and the Danish Gymnastics revolution with its emphasis on male aesthetics and hygiene in the first half of the twentieth century. At the same time, Denmark has stood apart from Europe in the...

    Published June 9th 2010 by Routledge

  2. Young People's Voices in Physical Education and Youth Sport

    Edited by Mary O'Sullivan, Ann MacPhail

    Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

    How do children and young people experience and understand sport and physical activity? What value do they attach to physical education and physical literacy? This important new book attempts to engage more directly than ever before with the experiences of young people by placing the voices of the...

    Published June 6th 2010 by Routledge

  3. Disability and Youth Sport

    Edited by Hayley Fitzgerald

    Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

    How can or does youth sport reconcile what seems to be a fundamental contradiction between understandings of sport and disability? Has youth sport been challenged in anyway? Have alternative views of sport for disabled people been presented? Examining some of the latest research, this book...

    Published December 7th 2008 by Routledge

  4. Positive Youth Development Through Sport

    Edited by Nicholas L. Holt

    Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

    The first Positive Youth Development title to focus on the role of sport, this book brings together high profile contributors from diverse disciplines to critically examine the ways in which sport can be and has been used to promote youth development. Young people are too frequently looked upon as...

    Published August 20th 2007 by Routledge

  5. The Sports Coach as Educator

    Re-conceptualising Sports Coaching

    Edited by Robyn L. Jones

    Teaching athletes to improve their performance is the essence of sports coaching. In response to new government-led initiatives to invest in and develop coaching, this book is the first introduction to pedagogical theory for coaching. Bringing helpful insights from educational theory to bear on...

    Published June 27th 2006 by Routledge

Forthcoming Books

  1. Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy
    Edited by Ian Henry, Ling-Mei Ko
    To Be Published July 17th 2013
  2. Strength and Conditioning for Young Athletes: Science and Application
    Edited by Rhodri Lloyd, Jon Oliver
    To Be Published July 17th 2013
  3. Values in Youth Sport and Physical Education
    Edited by Jean Whitehead, Hamish Telfer, John Lambert
    To Be Published September 14th 2013
  4. Youth Development in Football: Lessons from the world’s best professional clubs
    By Mark Nesti, Chris Sulley
    To Be Published September 30th 2013
  5. Sport, Fun and Enjoyment: An Embodied Approach
    By Ian Wellard
    To Be Published October 2nd 2013

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