Game on : the all-American race to make champions of our children /
Farrey, Tom.
Game on : the all-American race to make champions of our children / Tom Farrey. - 1st ed. - New York : ESPN Books, c2008. - 383 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
At head of title on jacket: ESPN.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 362-372) and index.
Introduction: A Race to the Bottom Bonus Babies Freak of Nurture First Cut Les Red, White, and Blue Bling, Bombs, and the Bible Follow the Money Follow the Money, Too Manifest Destiny Moscow on the Mind The Aussie Rules The Greatest City in America A Spectacle of Innocence The Man Game on Epilogue: Next 11 -- Age 1 24 -- Age 2 44 -- Age 3 68 -- Age 4 84 -- Age 5 105 -- Age 6 125 -- Age 7 138 -- Age 8 157 -- Age 9 183 -- Age 10 208 -- Age 11 230 -- Age 12 255 -- Age 13 285 -- Age 14 306 -- 334.
Looks at the hyper-competitive world of contemporary youth sports and the ways that the overly dedicated approach to child athlete training are bringing about such unwanted consequences as fewer active kids, and rising obesity rates.
9781933060460 1933060468
Sports for children--Social aspects--United States.
Sports for children--United States.
Physical education for children--United States.
Physical fitness for youth--United States.
GV 709.2 / .F373 2008
Game on : the all-American race to make champions of our children / Tom Farrey. - 1st ed. - New York : ESPN Books, c2008. - 383 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
At head of title on jacket: ESPN.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 362-372) and index.
Introduction: A Race to the Bottom Bonus Babies Freak of Nurture First Cut Les Red, White, and Blue Bling, Bombs, and the Bible Follow the Money Follow the Money, Too Manifest Destiny Moscow on the Mind The Aussie Rules The Greatest City in America A Spectacle of Innocence The Man Game on Epilogue: Next 11 -- Age 1 24 -- Age 2 44 -- Age 3 68 -- Age 4 84 -- Age 5 105 -- Age 6 125 -- Age 7 138 -- Age 8 157 -- Age 9 183 -- Age 10 208 -- Age 11 230 -- Age 12 255 -- Age 13 285 -- Age 14 306 -- 334.
Looks at the hyper-competitive world of contemporary youth sports and the ways that the overly dedicated approach to child athlete training are bringing about such unwanted consequences as fewer active kids, and rising obesity rates.
9781933060460 1933060468
Sports for children--Social aspects--United States.
Sports for children--United States.
Physical education for children--United States.
Physical fitness for youth--United States.
GV 709.2 / .F373 2008