Kids & Sports: Everything You and Your Child Need to Know about Sports, Physical Activity, and Good Health-A Doctor's Guide...

Description

Currently there are 30 million children participating in individual or group sports - an increase of more than 10 million kids in just the last six years. Not only are more children involved with leagues, teams, and individual sports activities, but children are getting involved earlier than ever before as well. It's not uncommon for a child to begin a competitive sport by the age of 3 or 4. This leads parents of young athletes to ask themselves many questions: What sports are suitable for my child at age 4? Age 6? Age 10? What are common sports injuries for young athletes? And how can I protect my child from injury? What types of stretching and exercises can help keep my child healthy? How young should my child begin weight training? And what precautions should we take? What do I need to know about proper sports nutrition for my child? How can my child enhance his or her performance? In addition, Kids & Sports features information for specific populations: The Young, Female Athlete The Elite Athlete The Non-Athlete as Athlete The Overweight Child The Physically Challenged Child in Sports The Young Athlete With an Eating Disorder Finally, Dr.Small offers information on preventative medicine for the child athlete. Kids and Sports is the essential reference for anyone involved with children and fitness.

Get the book

Amazon.com

Search the book

eBay.com

Search the book

Similar books

• 

  How to Coach Girls

  By Mia Wenjen, Alison Foley

  How to Coach Girls provides the most comprehensive guide available to the many issues associated with coaching girls, teams across the spectrum of sports.

• 

  101 Teambuilding Activities: Ideas Every Coach Can Use to Enhance Teamwork, Communication and Trust

  By Greg Dale

  The activities provided in this book are practical and have been used successfully with a variety of athletic and corporate teams at every level.

• 

  Youth sports: growth, maturation and talent, 2ª Edição

  By Robert M. Malina, Manuel J. Coelho e Silva, António J. Figueiredo

  A preparação a longo prazo de jovens atletas para o alto rendimento pode ser incompatível com opções de curto prazo centradas na obtenção imediata de resultados desportivos.

• 

  Sports Educational Chart

  By Janko Strel, Franci Ambrožič, Miran Kondrič

  Sports Educational Chart

• 

  Creating a Season to Remember: The New Youth-Sports-Coaching Leadership Handbook

  By Jack Perconte

  Contains techniques that intend to bring enjoyment back to athletic games for all--athletes, parents, and coaches.

• 

  We Had a Ball...: The Indelible Influence of Youth Sports on the Game of Life

  By Nancy Hoehl Shapiro

  ... I had not heard anything back from West Point, so my parents paid my deposit to Virginia Tech where I had been accepted. My best friend from high school and I were told we would be roommates at Virginia Tech and I would have ... Had a Ball.

• 

  Best Practice for Youth Sport

  By Robin S. Vealey, Melissa A. Chase

  Armed with the knowledge from this text, students, coaches, parents, administrators, and others will be able to become active agents of social change in structuring and enhancing youth sport programs to meet the unique developmental needs ...