... efforts are underway to promote sampling and discourage specializing in youth sport (Jayanthi et al., 2019), it is unclear whether following these recommendations would have any attendant benefits for youth development. Data on this issue are important to help families make informed decisions about how...

... parents (13 mothers, 7 fathers, M_age = 46.8 years, SD = 4.6) and 24 children (14 girls, 10 boys, M_age = 14.3 years, SD = 1.3) who competed in a variety of youth sports. Each participant completed an individual semistructured interview. Interviews...

... Licensed re-use rights only character development coach education training youth sport life-skill development Coaches are key social agents who profoundly influence youth sport experiences (Anderson-Butcher & Bates, 2021 ; Riley et al., 2017). Coaches play a critical role in promoting...