| About the Authors | ix |
| List of Figures | xi |
| Introduction | xiii |
| Chapter 1 | Important Background Information for Adults | 1 |
| Competition | 1 |
| Injuries | 4 |
| Supervision | 7 |
| The Negative Aspect of Children's Sports | 10 |
| Endnotes | 12 |
| Chapter 2 | Philosophy and Objectives of Children's Sports | 15 |
| Meaning of Terms | 16 |
| Developing a Philosophy and Formulating Objectives | 16 |
| The Concept of Total Personality Development | 17 |
| The Physical Aspect of Personality | 21 |
| Physical Objectives | 24 |
| The Social Aspect of Personality | 25 |
| Social Objectives | 27 |
| The Emotional Aspect of Personality | 28 |
| Emotional Objectives | 29 |
| The Intellectual Aspect of Personality | 31 |
| Intellectual Objectives | 32 |
| Endnote | 33 |
| Chapter 3 | Basic Sports Skills Patterns | 35 |
| Factors Involved in Skill Teaching and Learning | 36 |
| Locomotor Skills | 38 |
| Axial Skills | 44 |
| Auxiliary Skills | 44 |
| Skills of Propulsion and Retrieval | 49 |
| Endnote | 56 |
| Chapter 4 | Football | 57 |
| Football Skills | 59 |
| Team Play | 65 |
| Flag Football | 66 |
| Games to Practice Football Skills | 67 |
| Endnote | 69 |
| Chapter 5 | Baseball | 71 |
| Baseball Skills | 73 |
| Playing the Different Positions | 76 |
| Team Play | 79 |
| Softball | 80 |
| Games to Practice Baseball Skills | 81 |
| Endnotes | 83 |
| Chapter 6 | Basketball | 85 |
| Basketball Skills | 86 |
| Team Play | 93 |
| Games to Practice Basketball Skills | 95 |
| Endnote | 96 |
| Chapter 7 | Soccer | 97 |
| Offensive Soccer Skills | 98 |
| Defensive Soccer Skills | 101 |
| Team Play | 104 |
| Games to Practice Soccer Skills | 105 |
| Endnote | 108 |
| Chapter 8 | Volleyball | 109 |
| Volleys | 110 |
| Serving | 112 |
| The Set | 113 |
| The Spike | 113 |
| The Block | 114 |
| Net Recovery | 114 |
| Team Play | 114 |
| Games to Practice Volleyball Skills | 116 |
| Chapter 9 | Conducting the Sports Learning Experience with Children | 119 |
| Some Principles of Learning Applied to Sports | 120 |
| Characteristics of Good Teachers | 121 |
| Teaching and Learning in Sports | 122 |
| Phases of the Teaching-Learning Situation | 126 |
| Index | 133 |
