| Development of Movement Coordination in Children: Applications in the Field of Ergonomics, Health Sciences and Sport Contributor(s): Savelsbergh, Geert (Editor), Davids, Keith (Editor), Van Der Kamp, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415247373 ISBN-13: 9780415247375 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: This important new book is the first text on motor learning and control to focus exclusively on the development of movement coordination in children. It is also the first book to bring together in one volume both cognitive and ecological-psychological approaches to the subject. Based on cutting-edge theory and research, the book explores how children develop coordination within three real-world settings: everyday behavior, movement disorder and sporting activity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent - Medical | Sports Medicine |
| Dewey: 155.412 |
| LCCN: 2002036983 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.2" W x 9.24" (1.08 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Co-ordination of movement plays a key role in human development and is an important area in sport and health sciences. This book looks in detail at how children develop basic skills, such as walking and reaching for objects, and more complex skills such as throwing and catching a ball accurately or riding a bicycle. Development of Movement Co-ordination in Children is informed by five major theoretical perspectives and are explained in an introductory chapter: * neural maturation The international contributions are brought together under the headings of ergonomics, health sciences and sport. Focusing on practical applications, individual chapters cover many different aspects of movement behaviour and development, ranging from children's over-estimation of their physical abilities and the links to injury proneness, to the co-ordination of kicking techniques. Both normal and abnormal development is considered. This text will be of considerable interest to students, teachers and professionals in the fields of sport science, kinesiology, physical education, ergonomics and developmental psychology. |