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 …

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 …

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 …

Sport has been identified as a favourable tool for promoting positive youth development
(PYD). Moreover, the development of life skills is highlighted for supporting youth to thrive in …

The ability of youth sport coaches to intentionally teach athletes values is often recognised
as a critical pursuit throughout youth sport research. However, as coach education …

Golf Canada recently restructured its national junior golf development program, Learn to
Play, going from an original curriculum that focused on teaching golf skills to an updated …

A structured sport environment is known to provide adequate conditions for the development
and transfer of student-athletes' life skills. However, recent research not only emphasizes the …

Given that coaches who enroll in coach education courses may have diverse levels of
openness to learning about positive youth development (PYD), the purpose of this study was …

In the present manuscript we explore three Portuguese surfing coaches' understandings and
experiences of their roles and responsibilities concerning life skills development across …