1. The author lists factors that have influenced the kinds of games and sports played by young people over the last two generations. Identify the two factors you think have been most influential in explaining differences between your youth sport experiences and those of your parents or grandparents. Describe those differences.

2. As a recreation specialist in your community, you have been asked to reform the existing traditional competitive basketball league for children 10-years-old and younger.Identify the two primary recommendations that you will make based on research knowledge about children in sports, and explain why you made these two recommendations.

3. Identify a question or issue related to the chapter that you would like to have discussed in the next class session. If possible, present your question/issue in practical or applied terms so it will have meaning for your classmates.