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Life skills development through sport: current status and future directions
Daniel Gould,Sarah Carson +1 more
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In this paper, a review of current life skills through sport research is presented, and the conditions needed to examine life skills development are explored, and possible theoretical explanations of how, when, under what conditions and why life skills develop in sport participants are discussed.Abstract:
This review is designed to summarize and critique current life skills through sport research. In particular, life skills are defined, the conditions needed to examine life skills development are explored, and the possible theoretical explanations of how, when, under what conditions and why life skills develop in sport participants are discussed. A heuristic model of coaching life skills is offered. To conclude, future research directions are forwarded and include the need for: (a) quantitative and qualitative research; (b) the development of valid life skills through sport measures; (c) an examination of sport program type differences; (d) evaluation research; (e) longitudinal studies; (f) studies focusing on identifying theoretical explanations for the life skill development sport participation link; (g) the utilization of experimental designs; and (h) an examination of the transferability of life skills. The importance of conducting this type of research for both theoretical and practical reasons is emp...read more
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A grounded theory of positive youth development through sport based on results from a qualitative meta-study.
Nicholas L. Holt,Kacey C. Neely,Linda Slater,Martin Camiré,Jean Côté,Jessica Fraser-Thomas,Dany J. MacDonald,Leisha Strachan,Katherine A. Tamminen +8 more
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.
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Shifting the focus from quantitative to qualitative exercise characteristics in exercise and cognition research.
TL;DR: The focus is shifted to intersections between different research areas that are proposed to shed light on how qualitative exercise characteristics can be used to obtain cognitive benefits.
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Positive Youth Development Through Sport
TL;DR: Holt et al. as discussed by the authors proposed an integrated model of positive youth development through sport and found that children's positive and negative experiences in sport were associated with their positive development and negative experience in sport.
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It's Not What They Do, It's How They Do It: Athlete Experiences of Great Coaching
TL;DR: The authors explored athlete experiences of great coaching through 18 interviews with elite level athletes (9 female; 9 male) representing a variety of sports (e.g., baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, volleyball, and water polo).
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Physical activity: an underestimated investment in human capital?
TL;DR: A novel framework for understanding the relationships between physical activity and different aspects of human development is introduced, proposing that the outcomes of physical activity can be framed as differential 'capitals' that represent investments in domain-specific assets.
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