Millions of high school student-athletes in North America practice sport, and national
federations communicate through their mission statements that this fosters student-athletes' …

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 …

Research demonstrates support for life skill development and in some instances the life skill
transfer. However, coaching practices used to teach life skills are still being understood. This …

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 …

The aim of this paper was to critically review existing literature relating to, and critically
analyse current conceptualisations of,'coaching philosophy'. The review reveals a …

Sport is one of Australia's major industries, as well as one of our most popular pastimes.
From council playing fields to Olympic competition, sport is highly organised and structured …

The purpose of this study was to understand youth sport coaches' perceptions of life skill
development. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 youth sport coaches …

Background Cognitive impairment has a great negative impact on quality of life for breast
cancer survivors. Emerging evidence suggested that physical exercise can improve …

The purpose of this study was to examine if a positive youth development (PYD) coach
education course would (i) result in more positive developmental experiences perceived by …

Literature discussing youth sport coaching indicates the importance of a holistic coaching
approach, particularly related to the use of positive youth development (PYD) approaches …