Jessica Fraser-Thomas

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluate the potential of youth sport programs to foster positive development, while decreasing the risk of problem behaviours, and propose that sport programs actively work to assure positive outcomes through developmentally appropriate designs and supportive child-adult (parent/coach) relationships.

TL;DR: Patton et al. as discussed by the authors found that sport involvement facilitated many positive developmental experiences (i.e., challenge, meaningful adult and peer relationships, a sense of community, and other life experiences) and some negative developmental experiences such as poor coach relationships, negative peer influences, parent pressure, and the challenging psychological environment of competitive sport.

TL;DR: A model that distinguishes between implicit and explicit processes to PYD is presented and results of an inductive meta-data analysis produced three categories: PYD climate, life skills program focus, and PYD outcomes.

TL;DR: Cote et al. as discussed by the authors studied the role of significant others (i.e., coaches, parents, peers, and siblings) in adolescent swimmers' sport participation patterns.

TL;DR: This paper examined youth sport dropout and prolonged engagement from a developmental perspective focusing on physical and psychosocial factors, and found that dropouts were involved in fewer extra-curricular activities, less unstructured swimming play, and received less one-on-one coaching throughout development.