Youth Sport in Australia

Sport plays an important role in the cultural and social identity of Australians. Its potential to influence the physical, social, personal and moral development of youth is of ongoing interest to teachers, coaches, policymakers, researchers and parents.

Based on recent research, Youth Sport in Australia provides an overview of contemporary issues related to youth sport that affect the experience and participation of youth, and create lifelong attitudes to physical activity.

Youth Sport in Australia explores the history and policy development of youth sport in the Australian context, the role of sport and physical education in private and public schools, and community clubs. The book investigates the conflict between elite and grassroots sport and its repercussions on policymaking and youth involvement in sport, and the impact of coaches on youth sport participation. It looks at child protection issues, the construction of gender and body image, and the experiences of Indigenous and marginalised. It examines the influence of media and sporting celebrities on young people, and reviews the research methodology of youth sport studies.

Youth Sport in Australia will be an invaluable resource for teachers, coaches, policymakers and researchers in sport sociology, sport history, sport and youth studies.

Kate Russell is a senior lecturer in health education and sport psychology at the University of Sydney.

Steve Georgakis is a senior lecturer in health education and primary education at the University of Sydney.

Introduction
Steve Georgakis and Kate Russell
About the contributors

1. Making sense of Australian sporting history
   Daryl Adair
2. The role of educational institutions in Australian sport
   Steve Georgakis
3. Sport policy in Australia
   Matthew Nicholson and Russell Hoye
4. Accessing youth sport in Australia: schools and clubs
   Richard Light
5. Compulsory heterosexuality and the construction of femininity and masculinity: issues of performance versus presentation
   Kate Russell
6. Sport, the body and boys’ constructions of masculinity
   Murray Drummond
7. Can anybody play? An introduction to the sociology of sport and disability
   Nikki Wedgwood
8. A critical history of the Gay Games movement
   Kellie Burns
9. Black and white in Australian sport
   Colin Tatz
10. Beach sports
    Douglas Booth
11. The role of physical education in promoting sport participation in school and beyond
    Murray Drummond and Shane Pill
12. Are schools responsible for engaging youth in sport and physical activity?
    Louise Peralta
13. Factors influencing talent identification and athlete development in youth sport
    Donna O’Connor
14. Coaching and adherence issues in youth sport
    Andrew Bennie
15. Seen but not heard: child protection in sport
    Kate Russell
16. The media, body image and youth sport
    Kate Russell
17. Celebrity, popular culture and sport
    Bob Petersen
18. Research methodology for youth sport
    Rachel Wilson

Index

Format: paperback
Size: 210 × 148 × 17 mm
308 pages
14 b&w tables and 2 b&w illustrations
Copyright: © 2011
ISBN: 9781920899646
Publication: 15 Mar 2011