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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

When children are pushed beyond their developmental limitsphysically, cognitively, and emotionallythey may fall out of love with sports, lose motivation to continue, or develop chronic injuries that hamper their future athletic endeavors. As children grow older, this conditional approval can encourage a cycle of anxiety and fear of failure.

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Reality congruent sport teaching

Learning Through Sport

Affective – the argument that focussing on the positive affect of movement will motivate continued participation. The shortfalls of this curriculum model for secondary school PE are well documented. Sport as understood. Teaching for understanding argument. Sport as enjoyed. Creating ‘fun’ argument.

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Developing True Expertise

Informed Practitioner in Sport

Indeed the present public schooling system evolved from the Prussian school model, which was designed to develop children into capable and compliant soldiers. “ The most necessary task of civilization is to teach people how to think. Models of practice that are taught are not necessarily current to what is happening in the field.