Table of Contents
List of Figures ix
List of Tables x
Contributors xi
Introduction Justin A. Haegele 1
1 Motor skill development All Brian 4
2 Postural control and balance Adam Pennell 17
3 Orientation and mobility Robert Wall Emerson 32
4 School-based physical education Justin A. Haegele Xihe Zhu 47
5 Youth sport and recreation Lauren J. Lieberman 60
6 Family-based physical activity and recreation Benazir Meera Heather Katz Laura Prieto Luis Columna 69
7 Visually impaired sport Jessica Macbeth 78
8 Motivational psychology in physical activity and sport T.N. Kirk 97
9 Physical activity for adults with visual impairments: Benefits, barriers, and intervention strategies José Marmeleira Luis Laranjo 115
10 Physical activity, fitness, body composition, and well-being among persons with visual impairments Liv Berit Augestad Ingvild Vatten Alsnes 131
11 Perspectives from biomechanics Hunter J. Bennett 143
12 Technological advances Kyle Rector 161
13 Exercise, physical activity, and older adults Amy E. Burton 173
14 Deafblindness and movement Pamela Haibach-Beach 187
Index 199