Physical Activity and Sport During the First Ten Years of Life: Multidisciplinary Perspectives - Paperback

by Richard Bailey (Editor), Jennifer P. Agans (Editor), Jean Côté (Editor)

Evidence suggests that the first 10 years of life create a foundation for subsequent participation in recreational and health-related physical activity. In this book, researchers and practitioners with expertise in physical activity, physical education, and sport during primary/elementary schooling, explore important issues in their fields.

Author Biography

Jennifer P. Agans is Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management at the Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Richard Bailey is an independent writer and researcher based in Berlin, Germany.

Jean Côté is Professor and Director in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada.

Andy Daly-Smith is Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity and Behaviour Science at Leeds Beckett University, UK.

Phillip Tomporowski is Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, and Director of the Cognition and Skill Acquisition Laboratory, at the University of Georgia, USA.