Development of Movement Coordination in Children

Name: Development of Movement Coordination in Children
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Development of Movement Coordination in ChildrenApplications in the Field of Ergonomics, Health Sciences and Sport\nAuthor(s): Geert Savelsbergh, Keith Davids, John van der Kamp, Simon J. Bennett\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415247368, 978-0415247368\nSynopsis\nCo-ordination of movement plays a key role in human development and is an important area in sport and health sciences. This book looks in detail at how children develop basic skills, such as walking and reaching for objects, and more complex skills such as throwing and catching a ball accurately or riding a bicycle.\n\nDevelopment of Movement Co-ordination in Children is informed by five major theoretical perspectives and are explained in an introductory chapter:\n\n* neural maturation\n* information processing\n* direct perception\n* dynamic systems\n* constraint theory.\n\nThe international contributions are brought together under the headings of erg.