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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Youth Sport"”.
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Underlying Mechanisms of Thriving in Youth Sport
Participation in sport has well-documented physical, psychological and social benefits that can lead to positive youth development (c.f., Eime, Young, Harvey, Charity, & Payne, 2013; Hebert, Møller, Andersen, & Wedderkopp, 2015; Vandell, Larson, Mahoney, & Watts, 2015) as well as youths’ thriving …
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Life Values in Youth Sport: A Qualitative Analysis
… gained and enhanced through participation in youth soccer from the player, coach, and parent perspectives. Nine players, nine coaches, and nine parents were interviewed for this study. Participants were placed in groups according to classification and availability, and participants not …
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Female parent-coach experiences coaching daughters in youth sport
… PARENT-COACH EXPERIENCES COACHING DAUGHTERS IN YOUTH SPORTByCassandra J. Coble The purposes of this study were to examine the experiences of mothers who enter the role of parent-coach. Using Eccles Expectancy Value Model of Achievement-Related Choices (1991, 1998, 2004) and Model of Parental …
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Interpersonal Interactions and Athlete Development in Different Youth Sport Contexts
… activities of Canadian children and youth, approximate 76% of Canadians under the age of 17 participate in sport. As such, sport represents a significant developmental experience in many young peoples’ lives. Whether this experience is positive or negative depends on a number of …
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Examining the Experiences of Athletes in Adult-led and Peer-led Youth Sport
… appears to lead to favourable outcomes in sport (Côté, Erickson, & Abernethy, 2013). However, very little is known regarding the potential differences in how youth experience these distinct activities. Thus, the purpose of this project was to investigate the subjective and objective …
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MANAGEMENT OF YOUTH SPORT-RELATED CONCUSSION BY URBAN AND RURAL PRACTITIONERS: A PILOT STUDY
<p>Sport-related concussions (SRC) occur at alarming rates among high school athletes (ages 13-18), which made the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies classify it as an “epidemic”. If improperly managed, physical, mental, and emotional consequences can occur for SRC …
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The Effect of Athletic Participation on the Character and Social Development of Youth Sport Athletes
… pros and cons identified that are related to youth sport participation. This synthesis project was initiated by brainstorming specific research questions and criteria related to the topic. This allowed for the analysis of what was presented and concluded in the current research. As a result of …
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Youth sport in Trinidad and Tobago: Extending the possibilities and pathways for post-secondary school participation
Sport in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) emerged out of centuries of occupation by different colonisers becoming more entrenched through the influences of the British. Continued but intermittent successes at the international level have led to increasing attention being directed to youth sport …
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P(L)AYING FOR THE FUTURE: THE COALESCING OF YOUTH, SPORT, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN CHARM CITY
This project explores how Sport-Based Youth Development (SBYD) has been arrived at as an ideal vehicle for youth development in contemporary Baltimore. To understand the SBYD approach, the project seeks to explore four interrelated empirically grounded sites/questions that explain why sport is …
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Goal Involvements, Goal Orientation, and Perceptions of Parent-and Coach-Initiated Motivational Climates Among Youth Sport Participants
With respect to stability of goal involvements, perceptions of parent-initiated motivational climates, and perceptions of coach-initiated climates, at three timepoints (one early season game, one midseason practice, and one late season game), these variables were all stable. Task goal orientation, …
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Understanding how family structure and context influence a family’s resilience, youth sport involvement, stress, and well-being
Youth sport is viewed by many parents as a developmental context in which they can provide their children with safe, controlled opportunities for socialization, physical and emotional skill development, and social mobility, and generation of individual resilience (e.g., White & Bennie, 2015). …
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Parental involvement in sport: improving the quality of children’s sport experience & wellbeing
… in improving the quality of children’s sport experience and well-being. A literature review was conducted to identify the current status of knowledge in the area through a systematic review of studies applicable to the antecedents and consequences children experience in youth sport due …
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Coaching Ideology: Contextual Factors and Implications for Practice
… remain about the appropriate role of adults in youth sport. There is, however, general agreement that an important determinant of the psycho-social outcomes of participation is the relationship between coaches and athletes (e.g., Martens, 1987; Seefeldt & Gould, 1980; Smith & Smoll, 1990). To …
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The co-creation of athlete development: A conjoint analysis of parents' and coaches' preferences for effective athlete development
Youth athletes’ development is heavily influenced by key adults in their lives. Youth sport administrators create and implement the programs in which they participate, coaches design and implement practices and provide feedback to enhance skill and competitive success, while parents provide …
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Exploring Relationships Between Motivational Climate, Parental Involvement, Fear of Failure, and Goal Orientations in Youth Club Soccer Athletes
<p>Youth athletes participate in youth sport for various reasons. Parents, coaches, and others in one’s environment create the atmosphere that can promote or inhibit such participation. However, one’s motivation towards achievement in sport can at times be negatively influenced by these factors …
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Taking the 'Sport' out of Sports Parenting: Toward a Theory of Sport Related Parent-Child Communication Competency
… of the forty million children who participate in youth sports will quit by age 13. This study utilized a constructivist grounded theory approach to investigate the role of parent-child communication within the context of youth sports. A total of 22 athletes and 20 parents were recruited through a …
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Identifying hegemonic masculinity in youth ice hockey programmes and investigating its effects on male players’ conduct on and off the ice
… is constructed, reinforced, and contested within youth ice hockey programmes, and how these gender norms influence male players' behaviour both on and off the ice. Drawing on in-depth qualitative interviews with adolescent athletes and a thematic analysis of their experiences, the study explores …
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