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Sport-based life skills interventions offer compelling pathways to understanding the role of physical activity and sport on youth psychosocial and other development outcomes. This is because of evidence that shows the benefits of sport programs to health
Leapetswe Malete +7 more
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Delivering education reform in Wales: a flexible route into teaching
This discussion paper explores the development and implementation of a new flexible route into the teaching profession. This flexible route is offered within an education system in the midst of wide reform, which has partnership working between ...
Alison Glover, Steven Hutchinson
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The development of a typology of abusive coaching behaviours within youth sport [PDF]
Copyright @ 2010 Multi-Science Publishing.The purpose of this article was to create the Typology of Coaching Transgressions model (TOCT), which is concerned with abuse, neglect and violence in youth sport.
Dorsch, K, Raakman, E, Rhind, D
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Youth sport participation offers many benefits including the development of self-esteem, peer socialization, and general fitness. However, an emphasis on competitive success—often driven by goals of elite-level travel team selection, collegiate scholarships, Olympic and National team membership, and even professional contracts—has seemingly become ...
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Development of a Cohesion Questionnaire for Youth: The Youth Sport Environment Questionnaire [PDF]
The purpose of the current study was to initiate the development of a psychometrically sound measure of cohesion for youth sport groups. A series of projects were undertaken in a four-phase research program.
Albert V. Carron +4 more
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Background: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between mental endurance and psychological well-being of male chess players. Methods: 87 male active licensed chess players participated in the study. Ethics committee approval was obtained
Arif Ozsari, Sirin Pepe, Alpaslan Gorucu
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The Adaptation Challenges and Strategies of Adolescent Aboriginal Athletes Competing Off Reserve [PDF]
Within the motivation literature, it has been indicated that athletes respond more effectively to sport’s contextual challenges through effective adaptation skills.
Battochio, Randy C. +9 more
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Perceptions of parenting practices and psychological variables of elite and sub-elite youth athletes [PDF]
Drawing from the model of parental involvement in sport, the overall purpose was to examine the associations of perceptions of parenting practices (encouragement, reinforcement, instruction, and role modeling) and athletes’ psychological variables (self ...
Calmeiro, Luis +4 more
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Questioning policy, youth participation and lifestyle sports [PDF]
Young people have been identified as a key target group for whom participation in sport and physical activity could have important benefits to health and wellbeing and consequently have been the focus of several government policies to increase ...
Andrew Church +38 more
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Emphasizing Sportsmanship in Youth Sport [PDF]
This essay will examine the shift in cultural norms and social expectations surrounding youth sport and how emphases on sportsmanship in youth sport programs can help salvage some of the wholesome values sought after by parents when signing up their ...
Harrison, Todd
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