Chapter 10

Question 1

overall physical activity

Answer 1

D-
-only 9% of canadian kids get the 60 mins of heart pumping PA they need each day
-70% of children aged 3 to 4 meet the recommendations of 150 mins of daily activity at any
intensity
-14% of 5-11 and 5% of 12-17 years meet guidelines when they increase to 150 min of mod-vigerous

Question 2

active play

Answer 2

D+

• 37% of 11 to 15 year olds play outdoors for at least 2 hours each day
• according to parents, 75% of 5-19 year old participate in unorganized physical activity or sports after school

Question 3

organized sport and PA participation

Answer 3

B

• 77% of 5 to 19 year olds participate in organized physical activities or sport
• less than 30% of 3- 21 year olds with severe developmental disabilities play team sports

Question 4

youth sport

Answer 4

-youth sport is one avenue for increasing youth PA participation (and in turn, their health)

Question 5

the 3 P’s of sport

Answer 5

• participation
• performance
• personal development

Question 6

outcomes associated with youth sport

Answer 6

• important to acknowledge both positive and negative outcomes
• physical health (concussion/good for health)
• psychological development (too much success/good for brain)
• social development (get bullied/ make friends)

Question 7

youth sport social influences

Answer 7

-coaches can impact the 3 P’s of youth sport
coaches should know alot about the sport they are coaching, but good coaches will have other expertise:
-interpersonal skills (connection with others)
-intrapersonal knowledge (openess to learning and self reflection)

Question 8

youth sport social influences

Answer 8

contexts:

• these competencies may need to be applied in various settings
• competitive or recreational sports
• children, adolescents, adults
• coaches often struggle to explain how they specifically target these competencies
• focus on winning (pressure on winning)
• 4 foci of process of coaching

Question 9

4 foci of process of coaching

Answer 9

• competence
• confidence
• connection
• character

Question 10

what practices target competence, confidence, connection, and character

Answer 10

• involving athletes in decision making
• care and concern for athletes
• focus on self-improvement of athletes
• promote interactive discussion
• acknowledge athletes feelings
• behave in a clear and consistent manner

Question 11

when athletes feel connected to their peers in sport..

Answer 11

• they have increased self-esteem, belonging, competence, and intrinstic motivation
• sport is a great context for forming friendships
• opportunity for development of key social skills
• but peers can also be sources of stress in sport

Question 12

true competition

Answer 12

• focus on how competition can serve the interests of all involved- opportunity for focus and effort towards a goal
• friendship, teamwork, trust, loyalty, commitment and respect

Question 13

decompetition

Answer 13

seeing competition as a war and opportunity to assert power

Question 14

parents positive role in youth sport

Answer 14

• emotional support
• info support
• tangible support
• companionship support

Question 15

parental influence may be negative

Answer 15

• bad ref call
• pressure
• too high expectations
• respect in sport certification