Secrets to Success in Sport & Play
Human Kinetics (Verlag)
978-0-7360-9029-2 (ISBN)
In Secrets to Success in Sport & Play: A Practical Guide to Skill Development, author Marianne Torbert provides insights into biomechanical principles that will help parents, players, teachers, and coaches understand how to creatively and scientifically improve players’ skills.
This revised text presents
instruction on improving balance—which in turn affects agility, power, and accuracy of movement;
guidance in improving the understanding of spins—which can enhance performance in sports such as basketball, tennis, bowling, soccer, and golf;
insight into the basic mechanics of movement that can be applied to many sports and play;
experiments and activities to hone and develop players’ biomechanical abilities and form problem-solving intuitions and habits that can be used in many sports; and
true-or-false questions at the end of each chapter (correct answers are detailed in an appendix) to test readers’ knowledge of the material.
The engaging text is presented in an easy-to-understand format with more than 100 illustrations that drive home the principles. The secrets to success unfold page by page as you learn about the biomechanical principles involved in acquiring and refining sport skills. Players are excited to learn these skills because they can see improvement as they learn and practice.
Play can greatly contribute to personal growth and quality of life. It can open doors to social interaction and to enhanced self-confidence. Everyone can learn and improve skills and increase their joy of participating in games and sports. With Secrets to Success in Sport & Play, players will do just that.
Marianne Torbert, PhD, is director of the Leonard Gordon Institute for Human Development Through Play at Temple University in Philadelphia. A street athlete at age 6 and a national participant at 16, Torbert has played, studied play, and taught kinesiology for several years. She holds a PhD from the University of Southern California and is a professor emeritus at Temple University. She is also the author of Follow Me: A Handbook of Movement Activities for Children.
Part I: Approaching Movement Analysis
Chapter 1. Teaching and Learning
Specific Objective Method
Correcting Errors Method
Encouraging the Learner
True or False Review Questions
References
Part II: Moving Yourself
Chapter 2. Balance
Principles of Balance
How to Improve Your Balance
Observations
Activities
True or False Review Questions
Chapter 3. Initiating Movement
Getting Ready to Move
Activities
True or False Review Questions
Chapter 4. Force
Force Development
Force Application
Absorbing Force
Opposition
Lever Length
Observations
Activities
True or False Review Questions
Chapter 5. Preparing Your Body
Improving Posture
Strengthening and Toning Muscles
Correcting Muscle Tightness
Activities
True or False Review Questions
Part III: Moving Objects
Chapter 6. Rebound, Deflection, Spins, and Roll Patterns
Rebounds
Deflection
Spins, Rebounds, and Roll Patterns
Activities
True or False Review Questions
Chapter 7. Projectiles
Principles of Projectiles
How to Apply Spin to an Object
The Human Body as a Projectile
Observations
Activities
True or False Review Questions
Chapter 8. Direction and Accuracy
Factors That Affect Direction and Accuracy
Observations
Activities
True or False Review Questions
Part IV: Improving Analytical Skills
Chapter 9. Visual Evaluation
Evaluation Skills and How to Improve Them
Activities
True or False Review Questions
Chapter 10. Activities to Habituate the Mechanical Principles of Movement
Game Matrix
Batting Tee Challenge
Blanketball
Chaotic Team Juggle
Frantic Ball
Freeze
Golf Tee Challenge
Living Basketball
Partner Scoop Play
Pass-a-Puck
Racket and Balloon
Rag or Rug Hockey
Rebound Board
Skates
Super Sox
True or False Review Questions
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.3.2011 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 7 |
| Verlagsort | Champaign, IL |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 386 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport | |
| Schulbuch / Wörterbuch | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7360-9029-0 / 0736090290 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7360-9029-2 / 9780736090292 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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