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By: Christopher Jordan Thibodeaux & Adam Winsler
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development
Edited by: Marc H. Bornstein
Subject:Lifespan Development, Lifespan & Developmental Psychology (general)
Keywords:athletes; athletics; coaching; life satisfaction; physical activity; self-determination theory; sport

Athletics is activity devoted to sports, games of skill and ability, and the process of preparing and performing physical and mental capabilities for competition. Athletics ranges from local to world stages and occurs across the lifespan. Whatever stage, athletes have personal and social reasons for participating. This entry broadly describes trends of athletic participation and presents theories and research on athletic development; it also explores how athletics can be a vehicle of psychosocial development.

Athletic Participation

For many athletes, sports are a major part of life. Many play individual, team, seasonal, or year-round sports for organized competition. It is popular to sign up for athletics through school programs, private groups, and community leagues. According to the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance, in 2015, American organized and team ...

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  Thibodeaux, C., & Winsler, A. (2018). Athletics. In M. Bornstein (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of lifespan human development (pp. 168-170). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633.n67
  
  Thibodeaux, Christopher Jordan, and Adam Winsler. "Athletics." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development, edited by Bornstein, Marc H., 168-70. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633.n67.
  
  Thibodeaux, C. and Winsler, A. 2018. Athletics. In: Marc H. Bornstein Editor, 2018. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 168-170 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633.n67> [Accessed 7 May 2021].
  
  Thibodeaux, Christopher Jordan and Adam Winsler. "Athletics." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. Edited by Marc H. Bornstein. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2018, pp. 168-70. SAGE Knowledge. 7 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633.n67.
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