This article presents an overview of sporting participation for children and adolescents from psychological, physical, social, developmental, and historical perspectives. The following areas are reviewed: (1) normal developmental readiness and sporting participation; (2) benefits and risks of athletic participation for the child and adolescent; (3) self-concept and sporting participation; (4) adverse psychophysiological and somatoform effects of sports; (5) interactional and systemic contributions to adverse physical and psychological effects; (6) a historical/social perspective of sport in the United States; (7) the current and future role of psychiatrists in conjunction with sports medicine physicians; (8) the sports psychiatry interview of the child, family, and coach; and (9) summary and future challenges. © 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Tofler, I. R., & Butterbaugh, G. J. (2005). Developmental overview of child and youth sports for the twenty-first century. Clinics in Sports Medicine. W.B. Saunders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2005.05.006
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