Category: Theories and frameworks
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Breaking down sport-based youth development: Supportive environments
As you build out a youth sport program, you definitely need to secure facilities, resources, and players of course. One extra you need to give thought to is the environment. More specifically, how can you craft a supportive environment that is the best for your athletes? A supportive environment is one that is “warm” and…
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Breaking down sport-based youth development: Roots in Positive youth development
To better understand what sport-baesed youth development (or SBYD) is you need to understand Positive Youth Development or PYD. PYD forms the basis for sport-based youth development. I have provided a very quick overview. Positive youth development (PYD) is a framework says youth develop to their fullest potential when they are in the right environments.…
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Quick take on sport-based youth development
Sport-based youth development. What does that mean to you? Maybe you have never heard of the term. Or maybe you did a literal dissertation on it and are ready to educate me on what it actually means. In either case, you came to this article to discover something. So, here I am to help. The…
The Sideline Fix 