Physical education, youth sport and lifelong participation: the importance of early learning experiences

By D. Kirk. 2005

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Subfields: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Sociology and Political Science

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The Youth Physical Development Model: A New Approach to Long-Term Athletic Development (2012, background): “This is especially the case within the primary school setting in the United Kingdom, where not only have strength levels in children diminished in the last decade (31) but also it is recognized that teachers are inappropriately prepared through their teacher training to teach physical education and ”
Biological maturation, relative age and self‐regulation in male professional academy soccer players: A test of the underdog hypothesis (2018, background): “Further, it can be argued that late maturing players benefit from spending a longer period of time in childhood and adolescence, developmental stages that are optimised for learning and motor skill development (Kirk, 2005).”
Psychological Needs and the Quality of Student Engagement in Physical Education: Teachers as Key Facilitators. (2017, background): “1037/a0014241 Kirk, D. (2005). Physical education, youth sport and lifelong participation: The importance of, early learning experiences. European Physical Education Review, 11, 239–255. doi:10.1177/1356336X05056649 Klint, K.A., & Weiss, M.R. (1986). Dropping in and dropping out: Participation motiv”
Why do children take part in, and remain involved in sport? A literature review and discussion of implications for sports coaches (2013, background): “…is a broad consensus that the principal goals of children’s sport are to provide intrinsically rewarding experiences, and to maintain interest so that they are inclined to continue playing throughout their lives (Côté & Fraser-Thomas, 2007; Kirk, 2005; McNamee & Bailey, 2009).”
Variability of practice as an interface between motor and cognitive development (2016, background): “To capitalise on this, it has been claimed that childhood should be “sampling years” (Kirk, 2005) during which children participate in a wide range of activities centred on deliberate play for fun (Côté, Baker, & Abernethy, 2007) and deliberate preparation for movement skill development (MacNamara, ”
Beware of your teaching style: A school-year long investigation of controlling teaching and student motivational experiences (2018, background): “perceive the teaching and learning environment to be motivationally supportive (Haerens, Kirk, Cardon, & De Bourdeaudhuij, 2011; Kirk, 2005).”
Exploring social and environmental factors affecting adolescents' participation in physical activity (2007, background): “However, Kirk (2005) suggests that adolescents from lower socioeconomic groups participate less in sport, and they also suffer poor health and have a lower life expectancy.”
Understanding dropout and prolonged engagement in adolescent competitive sport (2008, background): “Further, sampling and early diversification have been suggested to foster fundamental skills for lifelong involvement in a diversity of sports, prolonged sport enjoyment, and mixed social opportunities (Côté & Hay, 2002; Kirk, 2005).”
Examining Adolescent Sport Dropout and Prolonged Engagement from a Developmental Perspective (2008, background): “Further, Kirk (2005) suggested that diverse sport involvement fosters quality early learning experiences and competence perceptions, which in turn lead to motivation for continued participation.”
Fun and enjoyment in physical education: young people’s attitudes (2011, background): “In light of such findings, concern has been voiced by writers (e.g. Kirk 2005) asking whether the beginning of KS3, when most children begin secondary schooling, is too late to introduce children to high quality deliberate play through specialist teaching and an appropriately comprehensive…”
Habitus and social class: a case study on socialisation into sports and exercise (2015, background): “Moreover, there is no strong evidence linking PE to lifelong sports participation (Green, 2012; Kirk, 2005).”
ISSP position stand: To sample or to specialize? Seven postulates about youth sport activities that lead to continued participation and elite performance (2009, methodology): “Therefore, the quality of early learning experiences through sampling and play during childhood develops perceptions of competence, which in turn leads to motivation for continued participation during adolescence (Kirk, 2005).”