Read more
Zusatztext 'An excellent! interesting and informative book' - VeriteSport.org Informationen zum Autor Jimmy O’Gorman is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Development at Edge Hill University, UK. His research interests and expertise focus on the development and implementation of youth sport policy and programmes, ranging from community/grassroots settings to the development of participation and performance. He has undertaken research and consultancy on behalf of local and national organisations in this context. Klappentext At a time when there appears to be an ever widening gap between the grassroots and elite levels of the sport, this book brings together, for the first time, a collection of research articles dedicated solely to youth and junior grassroots football. This book was originally published as a special issue of Soccer & Society. Zusammenfassung At a time when there appears to be an ever widening gap between the grassroots and elite levels of the sport, this book brings together, for the first time, a collection of research articles dedicated solely to youth and junior grassroots football. This book was originally published as a special issue of Soccer & Society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: developing the research agenda in junior and youth grassroots football culture 2. The English Football Association Charter for Quality: the development of junior and youth grassroots football in England 3. Children’s voices in mini soccer: an exploration of critical incidents 4. Enjoyment in youth soccer: its portrayals among 12- to 14-year-olds 5. Elite footballers as role models: promoting young women’s football participation 6. A systematic review of drop-out from organized soccer among children and adolescents 7. Transcultural football. Trajectories of belonging among immigrant youth 8. A generational divide within the class-based production of girls in American youth soccer 9. Exploring the everyday realities of grass-roots football coaching: towards a relational perspective ...
