Organized sport is a context in which to promote positive youth development (PYD).
Interventions with a PYD lens are often implemented to promote a wide range of physical or …

Background The growing number of sport-based youth development interventions provide a
potential avenue for integrating sport meaningfully into the US public health agenda …

Sport is viewed as a setting with potential to offer social benefits to youth participants and
alleviate broader social problems. Such promise requires intentionality of sport program …

Purpose: In response to the Grand Challenge of promoting the Healthy Development for All
Youth, many programs aim to enhance the development and transfer of life skills. However …

Objective: To promote development and transfer of life skills, social workers have begun
using community sport-based positive youth development (PYD) programs. Research has …

Youth participation in sport is associated with positive developmental outcomes. The
development of life skills is especially important for urban youth of color who are often …

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 …

To prevent juvenile delinquency, there is growing interest in the use of sports-based
interventions. To date, there is little empirical research that provides insights into for whom …

To date, there is a critical gap in our understanding of coach licensure and training
requirements for school-based coaches across the United States. The current study …

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