Health and Elite Sport by Baker, Joe; Safai, Parissa; Fraser-Thomas, Jessica;

Rövid leírás:

This is the first book to critically examine the relationship between participation in high performance sport and health outcomes. Drawing on theory and empirical data from a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, philosophy, political science, developmental psychology, epidemiology, and physical education, the book explores the benefits and detriments of participation in elite sport. Written by a team of leading international researchers, the book examines issues such as talent identification and young athletes, abuse in sport, athlete health in periods of transition, health, sport and the family, and the long-term effects of participation in elite sport.

Hosszú leírás:

Health and Elite Sport is the first book to critically examine the relationship between participation in high performance sport and health outcomes. Drawing on theory and empirical data from a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, developmental psychology, epidemiology, and physical education, the book explores the benefits and detriments of participation in elite sport for both individuals (athletes, coaches, spectators) and communities.

Written by a team of leading international sport researchers, the book examines key issues including:

• Talent identification and young athletes








• Abuse in sport








• Positive youth development through sport








• Athlete health in periods of transition








• Health, sport and the family








• Health in professional sport








• The Olympics, Paralympics and public health








• Long term effects of participation in elite sport

Highlighting the connections and contradictions between high performance sport and health, the book also discusses the clear and important implications for our socio-cultural, political and developmental understanding of sport. Health and Elite Sport is fascinating and important reading for all students and researchers with an interest in youth sport, sports development, sport policy, sports coaching, exercise and health, physical education, the sociology of sport, or the sociology of health.

Tartalomjegyzék:

Foreword  Chapter 1. Sport and health of the high performance athlete: An introduction to the text  Part 1: Health and the developing elite athlete  Chapter 2. Personal development and performance? Exploring positive youth development in elite sport contexts  Chapter 3. Talent identification and development: The impact on athlete health?  Chapter 4. Health and the athletic family  Chapter 5. Injury risk and long-term effects of injury in elite youth sports  Part 2: Elite sport participation over the lifecourse  Chapter 6. In the name of performance: Threats, belittlement, and degradation  Chapter 7. Transitional challenges and elite athletes’ mental health  Chapter 8. Sport and longevity: Does being an elite athlete result in longer life?  Chapter 9. An early grave or the fountain of youth: Sport and the malleability of chronological age  Part 3: From self to society: Select topics on the elite sport-health question  Chapter 10. 'To thine own self be true’: Sports work, mental illness and the problem of authenticity  Chapter 11. Pushing towards excellence: Is Paralympic sport a healthy pursuit?  Chapter 12. Re-imagining the urban citizen: Leveraging physical cultural legacies  Chapter 13. The Olympic movement, sport and health