Description |
xvii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
Contents |
Pt. I. Introduction to Motor Development -- Ch. 1. Fundamental Concepts -- Ch. 2. Theoretical Foundations of Motor Development -- Pt. II. Physical Growth and Aging -- Ch. 3. Physical Growth, Maturation, and Aging -- Ch. 4. Development and Aging of Body Systems -- Pt. III. Motor Development -- Ch. 5. Early Motor Development -- Ch. 6. Principles of Motion and Stability -- Ch. 7. Development of Human Locomotion -- Ch. 8. Development of Ballistic Skills -- Ch. 9. Development of Manipulative Skills -- Pt. IV. Impact of Perceptual-Motor Development -- Ch. 10. Sensory System Development -- Ch. 11. Perceptual-Motor Development -- Ch. 12. Perception and Action in Development -- Pt. V. Impact of Functional Constraints -- Ch. 13. Social and Cultural Constraints in Motor Development -- Ch. 14. Psychosocial Constraints in Motor Development -- Ch. 15. Knowledge As a Functional Constraint in Motor Development -- Pt. VI. Physical Fitness Over the Life Span |
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Ch. 16. Development of Cardiorespiratory Endurance -- Ch. 17. Development of Strength and Flexibility -- Ch. 18. Development of Body Composition -- Ch. 19. Interactions Among Individual, Environmental, and Task Constraints |
Analysis |
Exercise |
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Motor development |
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Physical mobility |
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Development |
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Physical fitness |
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Strength |
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Flexibility |
Bibliography |
"References": pages 357-379 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Motor ability in children.
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Motor ability.
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Author |
Getchell, Nancy, 1963-
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LC no. |
00047239 |
ISBN |
0736031871 |
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0736039732 CD-ROM |
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