Los padres y el deporte de sus hijos

2009. Editorial Pirámide

ISBN: 978-84-368-2334-9

Author: Francisco José Ortín Montero




O Sport is an educational tool for children and youth. Playing sports can build relationships, seek goals, using its resources and, ultimately, achieving optimal development of personal and social values.

Parents become key elements for proper training of the athlete. With his behavior, good communication and appropriate counseling can help children in this way. Furthermore, it is important that the effort made by adults in this sense being rewarded enjoying the sports career of their children, whatever their ultimate goal.

This guide is intended for parents who daily live near their children's sports, providing useful information to better understand the sport, their concerns, goals, motivation, and their progress, their efforts and their achievements.

Atividade Física em Ciências da Saúde
(Physical Activity in Health Sciences)

2006 - First Edition: Edited at the Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro - UTAD

ISBN: 85-85253-84-3

Authors: Prof. Dr. Estélio H. M. Dantas and Prof. Dr. José Fernandes Filho


In September of 2005, academics, scientists and administrators of European and Latin-American Universities congregated themselves to create the Euro-American Network of Human Kinetics, for the accomplishment of research, actions of university extension and extension and postgraduate courses. The professionals of Physical Education who act or intend to act in the health area, and the health professionals that intend to understand the impact of the physical activity in the human organism and its preventive and therapeutic implications, will have a valuable guide. The authors have treated the subject with the depth it deserves in a pleasant and light language.

Atividade Física e Envelhecimento Saudável

2008 - First Edition: Edited at SHAPE Editora

ISBN: 978-85-7815-004-4

Authors: Prof. Dr. Estélio H. M. Dantas e Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Vale

Deporte, Intervención y Transformación Social

2009 – 1st Edition: Edited by Editora SHAPE

ISBN: 978-85-7815-017-4

Authors: Juan Antonio Moreno Murcia and David González-Cutre Coll

Sports are a phenomenon increasingly visible in contemporary societies. Gradually, research and experiences have shown the effectiveness of sports and physical activity in many aspects of life. However, there is still a great lack of knowledge about many aspects and applicability. Indeed, the role of technical physical activity and sports is often questioned, and they were relegated to ostracism.

Sports may be an excellent way to integrate, educate, entertain, improve bio-psycho-social health and, ultimately, achieve social transformation. This book presents over its twelve chapters, a detailed study of different areas that we can intervene socially through the sports. It is a risky and quality work, which brought together some of the best researchers in each of their areas. It approaches the issues of great interest and relevance such as human rights, violence, environment, motivation, health, recreation and economy. It also deals with physical sporting interventions specific in different groups such as women, elderly, marginalized groups, drug addicts and people with disabilities.

Summarizing, the book tries to show the applications that sports can have in society, bringing together different intervention areas. It therefore represents an essential and unique document for Sciences of Physical Activity and Sports professionals that may turn to be an interesting sports training manual at all levels. It is also intended to give the world a little insight about this great unknown that is the phenomenon of sports. "Sports, Intervention and Social Transformation" is a collection of works that will show the manifestations of the sports and its use within the social orbit.