Youth Leadership In Sport And Physical Education

Youth Leadership in Sport and Physical Education This page intentionally left blank Youth Leadership in Sport and Physical Education Tom Martinek and Don Hellison YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION Copyright © Tom Martinek and Don Hellison, 2009. All rights reserved. First published in 2009 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–0–230–61236–5 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Martinek, Thomas J., 1943– Youth leadership in sport and physical education / Tom Martinek and Don Hellison. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–230–61236–9 1. Physical education and training—Sociological aspects. 2. Urban youth. 3. Leadership. I. Hellison, Donald R., 1938– II. Title. GV342.27.M37 2009 613.7⬘043—dc22 2009017448 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: November 2009 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America. Contents List of Figures vii List of Tables ix Foreword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xix Part I What’s Worth Doing 1. Developing Youth into Leaders through Sport and Physical Education 3 2. Youth Development, Sport, and Youth Leadership 15 3. Youth Leadership, Social Justice, and Citizenship 27 Part II Stages of Youth Leadership 4. Stages of Youth Leadership Development 41 5. Stage One: Learning to Take Responsibility 51 6. Stage Two: Leadership Awareness 65 7. Stage Three: Cross-age Leadership 75 8. Stage Four: Self-actualized Leadership 89 Part III Making Leadership Work 9. Relationships with Leaders 103 10. Problem-solving in Youth Leadership 113 11. In-school Physical Education 125 vi Contents Part IV Is It Working? 12. Assessment 137 13. Research on Youth Leadership Programs 153 14. Making It Happen 165 Epilogue: Three Questions 173 Appendix 1 179 References 181 Index 193 Figures 7.1 8.1 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 Give up the rock Career path for the coaching club Youth leader self-assessment rating form Apprentice teacher self-evaluation form Adult leader’s assessment of leadership development Trying in the classroom inventory Program outcome model Evaluation crosswalk 84 93 140 1