For a sport skill to be considered a life skill, it must be successfully transferred and applied
beyond sport. Life skills transfer is an essential process, but it has yet to be fully delineated …

In recent decades, the positive youth development approach has gained momentum among
researchers and practitioners who focus on youth potential and adolescent well-being. In …

The overall purpose of this study was to create a model of positive youth development (PYD)
through sport grounded in the extant qualitative literature. More specifically, the first …

Coaching is a vital factor for success in sport at all levels. Sport Coaching Concepts offers a
comprehensive introduction to the theoretical issues that underpin sport coaching practice …

There is an ongoing discussion as to how life skills development and transfer should be
addressed. Previously, researchers have proposed an implicit/explicit dichotomy to explain …

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding
chapters of this book. The book represents the most comprehensive collection of research …

Summary Positive Youth Development (PYD) is an asset‐building approach to youth
development research and practice that emphasizes enhancing strengths and developing …

Research has demonstrated that many quality sport-based youth development programs
promote life skill acquisition (eg, leadership, self-control) with the ultimate goal of facilitating …

Objectives The prevalence of mental health problems among adolescents is alarmingly
high. With lower rates of accessing services than young women, young men and boys …

Using Benson and Saito's framework for positive youth development, we investigated the
relationships between the coaching climate, young people's perceived life skills …