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KSR 541 - Sport and Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Course Career Graduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 0-3S-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Kinesiology, Sport, & Rec
Department Kinesiology, Sport, & Rec
Typically Offered either term

Description
This course examines a range of psychosocial aspects of sport and physical activity participation among children and youth. Topics may include parental involvement, peer relationships, coach/leader behaviour, sport for development, talent development, life skills, and inclusion, and exclusion especially as they relate to an awareness and appreciation of difference and diversity. Throughout this course, ways in which coaches and physical activity instructors can promote positive developmental experiences for children and youth will be discussed, along with strategies for knowledge translation and exchange with broader community audiences including, in particular, Indigenous communities. Note: Credit will be granted for only one of KSR 541, KIN 541, PEDS 541, or KSR 741.