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 …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The values, perspectives, and behavior patterns that begin in
adolescence can continue throughout one's life. Because of these lifetime effects, much …

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 Methods for Sports Studies is a comprehensive, engaging and practical textbook
that provides a grounding in qualitative and quantitative research for students studying …

Purpose: This manuscript represents the 3rd in a series of articles documenting our
longitudinal evaluation of The First Tee, a physical activity-based youth development …

This study used a youth participatory action research (YPAR) approach to explore the
meaning five Black boys make of race, identity, and oppression through their school …

According to the National Council on Youth Sports, millions of youth in the United States
participate in sport each year. Research and evaluation have further elucidated the role of …

The present study examined extracurricular sport participation variables and developmental
context in relationship to perceived self-efficacy among underserved adolescents …

Participation in youth sports can have a positive, lasting impact on a child's general health
and physical well-being. Unfortunately, some youth populations are unable to participate …

Background Over the two last decades, the interest in personal and psychosocial youth
development has been growing due to its engagement in sport activities. Furthermore …