Kinesiology 2292F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Motor Skill, Learning Environment, Moral Development
21 Apr 2020
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Segment 4: organized sport and childhood (bergmann, chapter 4) Positive: movement learning/practical knowledge, may/may not be an aspect of youth sport skill learning vs. practicing. Problematic: emphasis on distant" long-term performance goals in youth sport may destroy intrinsic quality may lead to differential treatment, learning environment may be problematic. Children must be able to develop motor skills in the least restrictive, non-competitive environment . Positive: sports are generally beneficial for health and motor fitness . Issues: 1-sided health outcome of activity, range of activities may be too narrow, opportunity for exercise often too limited. Positive: learn team work, team spirit. Issues: developmental argument: age, team identity stronger than our social connections, separation from family, peer group, limiting condition. Positive: character-building: courage, discipline, perseverance causation and correlation, preparation for life and society assumptions about society. Impact of winning and losing: assumptions about society: limited competition. Positive: sports are uniquely suited as leisure activities.
