Chapter 4

Question 1

Neoliberal Society

Answer 1

individualism and material success are highly valued

Question 2

Collective Society

Answer 2

privileges family and community over individuals

Question 3

3 social changes leading to the growth of neoliberal societies

Answer 3

working parents, belief that informal activities = trouble, and increased visibility of sports in societies

Question 4

The performance ethic

Answer 4

the quality of the sports experience can be measured in terms of improved skills

Question 5

Elite Sport Training Programs

Answer 5

private, expensive, high-performance programs, kids often “work” long hours and become “laborers”

Question 6

Why is there a new interest in alternative sports?

Answer 6

a response to highly structured, adult-controlled organized programs

Question 7

Formal Sports Outcomes

Answer 7

relationship with authority, learning roles and strategies, and rule-governed teamwork and achievement

Question 8

Informal Sports Outcomes

Answer 8

interpersonal and decision-making skills, cooperation, improvision, and problem-solving

Question 9

Developmental Challenges for little kids playing sports

Answer 9

mentally visualize the ever-changing location of all players, assess the spatial relationships between all players relative to the ball, and try and figure out where they should be spatially

Question 10

kids under ___ are not ready to play complex team sports

Answer 10

8

Question 11

_____ kids are participating in sports now

Answer 11

less, because of less equitable opportunities

Question 12

Skills and Excellence Model

Answer 12

organized at progressively higher levels of competition

Question 13

Physical Literacy - Lifelong Participation Model

Answer 13

trying to improve the health and wellness of a country

Question 14

Personal Growth and Developmental Model

Answer 14

trying to help kids living in poor areas where there is a lack of sport opportunities

Question 15

when did organized sports start in europe and us

Answer 15

late 1800s

Question 16

which generation of little boys played sports

Answer 16

little boomers

Question 17

when did women’s sports start happening

Answer 17

1970s

Question 18

when did after-school sports grow

Answer 18

80s

Question 19

neoliberalism caused a rise in… (6 things in order)

Answer 19

families with both parents, parents were supposed to know where their kids were, the belief that unorganized sports were bad became popular, thought outside world was dangerous for kids, more visibility for professional sports, and childhood play started to fade

Question 20

Tom Farrey’s 8 “Playbook” Guidelines

Answer 20

ask kids what they want, reintroduce free play, encourage sport sampling, revitalize in-town leagues, think small, design for development, train all coaches, and emphasize prevention

Question 21

What are the four metrics used in project play

Answer 21

sport participation rates among young people, number of youth sports coaches trained in basic competencies, average number of team sports played by young people, and number of young people engaged in no physical activity

Question 22

community recreational groups benefit

Answer 22

participation creates sustainability

Question 23

National sport organizations benefit

Answer 23

kids are the future

Question 24

policy-makers and civic leaders benefit

Answer 24

thriving community and engaged citizens

Question 25

education benefits

Answer 25

active kids are better at school

Question 26

parents benefits

Answer 26

active kids are better at school and at home

Question 27

public health benefits

Answer 27

sports and activities are preventative medicine

Question 28

business and industry benefits

Answer 28

always good to invest in kids

Question 29

tech and media benefits

Answer 29

be disruptive because kids are disruptive

Question 30

youth sports are organized to produce growth and development of...

Answer 30

building the knowledge needed to make good choices, reforming habits that put young people "at-risk", and creating physical and social skills that are useful in achieving personal success

Question 31

Fertilizer Effect

Answer 31

if sports participation is tilled into kids' lives', it will increase self-confidence, create personal responsibility, and lead to constructive choice-making

Question 32

Car Wash Effect

Answer 32

sports participation washes away negative attitudes and deviant tendencies

Question 33

Guardian-Angel Effect

Answer 33

sports participation provides adult role models that put young people on a path to education, personal achievement, and occupational success

Question 34

Purposeful Play

Answer 34

developed by the CAC, a theory-based self-directed learning methodology that establishes educational environments where kids have control over how they play