Looks at the intense pressure placed by parents, teachers and coaches on young children in competitive sporting events, at the high drop-out rates in all sports, and at the need to emphasise enjoyment and basic skills acquisition as a foundation for recreation in later life. Suitable for tertiary level.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507097
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Achievement behavior in children
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Recreation
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Stress in children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Achievement behavior in children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aggressiveness (Psychology) in children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Burn out (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Recreation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Competition (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Stress in children
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Children - Recreation
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Coaching
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Philosophy
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Psychological aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)