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 …

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

Youth sport coaches play an important role in shaping the sport experience and positive
development of youth athletes. One salient approach to examining how the interpersonal …

Rationale/purpose: Participation in youth sport can lead to positive psychological, social,
and physical outcomes. However, youth sport is highly diverse as each specific sport …

The dual pandemic of 2020–COVID-19 and systemic racism–continues to reshape society.
The current study examines how this dual pandemic contributes to the psychological …

Youth who are socially vulnerable are disproportionately confronted with culminating risk
factors that impact their everyday lives. Within positive youth development (PYD) programs …

To meet the diverse needs of youth athletes within contemporary society, the privilege and
responsibility of youth sport coaching must be reimagined. Critical positive youth …

UNESCO and UNICEF strongly support the use of sports (eg, grassroots football) as a
means to promote the development and empowerment of children and youth. Purpose: The …

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how elementary physical education (PE)
teachers can incorporate social emotional learning (SEL) and life skills into their teaching …

Background Despite the fact that research supports the positive impact coach education has
on increasing the quality of athletes' developmental experiences in sport, there remains …