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1To teach children positional play before they are 12 years old, coaches must systematically condition them to be in certain places given certain game conditions. The authors note that this tactic
A)should not be used unless coaches are trained physical educators.
B)limits the action and personal involvement that children enjoy.
C)works more often and more effectively with boys than with girls.
D)is likely to lower dropout and burnout rates.


2When adults ignore developmental issues, they tend to create organized sports that favor children
A)with weak cognitive skills.
B)who are late bloomers.
C)with younger siblings.
D)who mature early.


3A prevailing belief in neolibral UK culture is that parents are morally obliged to
A)nurture the dreams of their children, regardless of cost and sacrifice.
B)punish their children when they fail to work up to their potential.
C)put their jobs ahead of the immediate interests of their children.
D)help their children realize the limits of their abilities.


4The labour provided by parents who work to maintain youth sport programmes often
A)interferes with coaches’ efforts to build the character of children.
B)creates positive feelings among brothers and sisters who do not play sports.
C)creates conflicts that lead to marital problems and high divorce rates.
D)reproduces a gendered division of labour in the children’s families.


5According to the authors, the primary role of adults in connection with informal, child-controlled sports and action sports is to
A)help make these activities safer and more inclusive.
B)join in the games so that children can imitate their actions.
C)teach children to establish clear-cut and precise rules for their activities.
D)enable children to convert informal games and activities into organized sports.


6The authors suggest that children’s informal games are a valuable source of information about needed improvements in organized youth sports. Research shows that there are four aspects of experience that constitute fun in children’s games. Which of the following is NOT one of those aspects of experience?
A)exciting challenges
B)action
C)choosing sides
D)opportunities for personal expression


7A specific recommendation for change made in the chapter is to
A)use external rewards to motivate children to practice sport skills.
B)teach children to play one aspect of one sport very well.
C)increase opportunities for players to reaffirm their friendships.
D)add more referees and umpires to control action in games.


8The authors predict that changes in organized youth sports will be slow because
A)many adults have vested interests in keeping youth sports as they are.
B)there is a growing number of facilities and fields for youth sports.
C)people who run programmes always see change as a threat.
D)burnout rates are so high that people are afraid to make any changes.


9Coaching education programmes can promote needed changes in organized youth sports. However, they do not do this when they
A)lead adults to emphasize child development over sport development.
B)lead to too many deep structural changes in youth sports.
C)encourage coaches to ignore technologies for improving sport skills.
D)turn coaches into efficiency experts rather than teachers of young people.


10According to the conclusion at the close of the chapter, organized sport programmes for children are worth the effort when the adults who control the programmes
A)put the interests of children ahead of programme needs.
B)create clear-cut rules so that children know how they should act at all times.
C)are dedicated to preparing children to play at higher levels of competition.
D)treat children as little adults to teach them lessons they can use as adults.





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