Unsportsmanlike behavior by student athletes or parents at youth
sporting events happens with regularity these days. Much recent
research reveals that young people are dropping out of sport at
alarming rates due to the often toxic elements in the culture of
youth sports. The timely, innovative essays in Youth Sport and
Spirituality present a wide-ranging overview that draws on
resources from Catholic spiritual and theological traditions to
address problems such as these, as well as opportunities in youth
sport in the United States. The book consists of two sections. In
the first, prominent scholars in philosophy, psychology, theology,
and spirituality reflect on how youth sport contributes to the
integral development of the person and his or her grasp of
spiritual values. The second half of the book consists of chapters
written by coaches, athletic directors, and specialists working
with youth coaches. These practitioners share how their approaches
to working with youth in sport contribute to the integral
development of their players and their openness to transcendent
values. The essays examine coaching as ministry, youth sport and
moral development, and how parents can act as partners in youth
sports, among other topics. The book will interest coaches,
athletic directors, and youth ministers in Catholic elementary and
high schools in parish settings, as well as undergraduate and
graduate students in education who are preparing to teach in
Catholic schools. Contributors: Patrick Kelly, SJ, Daniel A.
Dombrowski, Nicole M. LaVoi, Mike McNamee, Clark Power, David Light
Shields, Brenda Light Bredemeier, Richard R. Gaillardetz, Kristin
Komyatte Sheehan, Dobie Moser, Jim Yerkovich, Sherri Retif, James
Charles Naggi, and Edward Hastings.
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