Describe factors that appear to be important in sustaining children’s involvement in sports
What will be an ideal response?
Children’s motives: children participate more if they perceive the sports activity as fun, providing opportunities to learn new skills, test their abilities, and experience excitement and a sense of personal accomplishment.
Sports organizations: adjust rules of game to be more compatible with beginners, and coaches and parents emphasize skill development and letting everyone play.
Coaches: coaches the emphasize doing your best, letting everyone play, and having fun tend to have players who stick with the team.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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a. fixed ratio b. fixed interval c. variable ratio d. variable interval
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What is the appropriate conclusion from this study (? = .05)?
A. Being outgoing makes people more quiet. B. There is a negative relation between outgoing and quiet. C. People who are outgoing are less quiet. D. People who are outgoing grew up in a large family, so they are not used to quiet environment.