Purpose: Despite the strong belief in sports programs as a setting in which socially
vulnerable youth can develop life skills, no overview exists of life skill development in sports …

During the last decades, an increased drop-out rate in adolescents' team sport participation
is observed. Given the potential adverse consequences of drop-out from team sport more …

The health, fitness and other advantages of youth sports participation are well recognised.
However, there are considerable challenges for all stakeholders involved—especially youth …

While previous studies indicate that participation in sport has the potential to facilitate
positive developmental outcomes, there is a lack of consensus regarding the possible …

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

Positive youth development is a popular guiding framework for studying the psychosocial
development of youth. In sport research, for more than two decades, this framework has …

It is well established that coach learning and athlete outcomes can be enhanced through
participation in Coach Development Programs (CDPs). Researchers advocate that the …

Context: The assumed risks of early specialization in sport are well known, with several
international consensus statements advising against specialization in early athlete …

Introduction An important characteristic and intensifying trend in the twenty-first century
within Western sporting cultures is an increase in the range and diversity of sports practices …

Objectives Coaches are a primary influence on athletes' development in youth sport (Horn,
2008). However, the intervention tone of coaches' behaviour has not been directly observed …