Lecture 22- Youth sport Flashcards
Number of youth/children involved with sport NZ, USA, UK
- NZ 500 (6-18 years) 1/6th
- USA 25million (6-18 years) 1/8th
- UK 7.5 million (5-15) 1/10th
Sport is important for youth children
New Zealand youth consistently rate sport as one of the most important activities in their lives (over academics)
why do children do sports 4 factors
-prestige of sport participation
-Social status, peer pressure
-Parental pressure/expectations
-Societal expectations
Youth/children participate in sport at a critical time: when??
During puberty and adolescence
During this critical time in youth/children it needs to be determines whether this influence is a
Positive or negative
Youth athletes have widely varied motives for participation in sport: how many consistent motives rated as important by NZ high school children
six consistent motives
what are the six consistent motives rated as important by NZ high school children
1- Improving skills/learning new skills
2- Having fun
3- being with friends/ make new friends
4- Thrills and excitement
5-Achieving success and winning
6-developing fitness
Young atheltes have multiple motives for participating
a personal combination of motives
Children have multiple motives for participating; and they will stay involved if these motives are
Fulfilled
drop out rates of sport for young people
25 to 30%
The major reason for dropping out of sport is
Conflicts of interest with other actvities
the major negative reasons for dropping out
-Lack of playing time
-Little success improvement
-Little skill improvement
-Boredom
-Excessive competitive stress
Competition of children under 9
Young children under 9 cannot and do not compete like adults
Cognitive readiness for competition
Young children (5-9 yrs) are NOT psychologically ready to fully participate in organised competitive sport
Children do not develop a mature understanding of competition until approx
10-12 yrs
