Positive youth development and gender differences in high performance sport

D O'Connor, L Gardner, P Larkin, A Pope… - Science and …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
We examined positive youth development within a high performance sport environment.
Youth football players (N= 455; Males= 315; Females= 140) completed a range of …

'Just let them play': Complex dynamics in youth sport, why it isn't so simple

C Nash, J Taylor - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This ethnographic case study examines the long-term impact of youth sport coaching within
tennis, using observations, field notes, and interviews as data sources. We highlight the …

Process and outcome evaluation of a positive youth development-focused online coach education course

F Santos, M Camiré… - International Sport …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
Coach education courses can be designed to help youth sport coaches improve their ability
to foster positive youth development (PYD). To date, few studies have investigated coaches' …

Understanding the educational needs of parenting athletes involved in sport and education: The parents' view

M Gjaka, A Tessitore, L Blondel, E Bozzano, F Burlot… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite the fact that an educational programme for parents of youth tennis
players has been launched recently, there is a need to empower parents of athletes in …

Children's training and competition in football: The coach's view on family participation and healthy development

OB Bettega, CV Marques Filho, L Leonardo… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The different deployments that involve youth soccer players' development must be
discussed and organized by adults, thinking about creating safe, challenging, and …

Fostering youth female athletes' decision-making skills through competitive volleyball: A mixed methods design

A Muñoz-Llerena, P Caballero-Blanco… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Decision-making is one of the most important life skills for young athletes to succeed in their
daily lives and can be improved through Positive Youth Development (PYD) programs …

Do papel do treinador ao ambiente competitivo no futebol infantil: o que está em jogo?

OB Bettega, RS Reverdito, F Santos, LR Galatti - Movimento, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo averiguar a percepção dos treinadores sobre o papel do
treinador eo ambiente competitivo no futebol da categoria sub-10. Foram realizadas …

A competição na iniciação ao futebol: considerações sobre a organização do jogo ea participação no ambiente competitivo

OB Bettega, AJ Scaglia, BN Pasquarelli, MF Prestes… - …, 2020 - educa.fcc.org.br
RESUMO A competição na iniciação ao futebol configura um ambiente de aprendizagem,
mas necessita ser organizada de forma adequada às características e possibilidades das …

Coaching effectiveness: A personal discourse on bringing clarity to an overused concept

J Lyle - International Sport Coaching Journal, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Coaching effectiveness is a ubiquitous term in the sport coaching literature, yet it remains ill-
defined and challenging to operationalize. This paper explores the concept and provides a …

Fostering psychosocial characteristics within an English soccer academy

TO Mitchell, IHJ Cowburn, D Piggott… - The Sport …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
The possession of certain psychosocial characteristics can offer performance advantages in
a range of domains. However, integrating a program to support the development of …