Physical Activity and Sport During the First Ten Years of Life : Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Hardcover)

Introduction ? Part I: Physical Activity and Child Development ? 1????????? Researching Children’s Physical Activity: The Importance of Theory for Research Methods ??????????? Jennifer P. Agans and Ross Budziszewski ? 2????????? Physical Exercise and Cognitive Development: Influence of Training Modalities and Characteristics ??????????? David Moreau ? 3????????? Cognitive and Motor Performance: Shared Processes During the First 10 Years of Life ??????????? Claudia M. Roebers ? 4????????? Exercise, Cognitive Function, and Obesity in Children ??????????? Tai-Fen Song, Chien-Heng Chu and Yu-Kai Chang ? 5????????? Organized Sport for Toddlers and Preschoolers ??????????? Meghan Harlow and Jessica Fraser-Thomas ? Part II: Sport ? 6????????? Mental Health and Childhood Participation in Organised Sport ??????????? Stewart A. Vella, Jordan Sutcliffe, Matthew J. Schweickle, Sarah K. Liddle and Christian Swann ? 7????????? Navigating Relative Age and Birthplace Effects to Ensure Equal Participation in Youth Sport ??????????? David J. Hancock ? 8????????? The Child’s Right to an Open Sporting Future ??????????? Richard Bailey ? Part III: Physical Actvity ? 9????????? Acute Cognitively Challenging Physical Activity to Promote Children’s Cognition ??????????? Mirko Schmidt, Fabienne Egger, Sofia Anzeneder and Valentin Benzing ? 10??????? Investment for Family and Community Physical Activity Interventions ??????????? Victoria Archbold and Paul Collings ? Part IV: Education ? 11??????? The Active School Concept ??????????? Claude Scheuer and Richard Bailey ? 12??????? Developing a Movement Culture in the First 10 Years ??????????? Ben Langdown ? 13??????? Physically Active Play in the Early Years ??????????? Arja Saakslahti ? Part V: Case Studies ? 14??????? Physical Activity and Sport in the First 10 Years in South Africa ??????????? Anita E Pienaar ? 15??????? The Development of Physical Activities and Sport in China’s Kindergartens in the 21st Century ??????????? Jinxia Dong and Yijing Zhong ? 16??????? Sport and Physical Activity During the First 10 Years of Life in Ireland and the UK ??????????? Kristy Howells and Tara Coppinger