Positive Youth Development in Swimming: Clarification and Consensus of Key Psychosocial Assets

Autor: Chris G. Harwood, Antoinette Minniti, Julie P. Johnston
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 25:392-411
ISSN: 1533-1571
1041-3200
Popis: The purpose of this study was to gain a more cohesive understanding of the assets considered necessary to develop in young swimmers to ensure both individual and sport specific development. This two stage study involved (a) a content analysis of key papers to develop a list of both psychosocial skills for performance enhancement and assets associated with positive youth development, and (b) in-depth interviews involving ten expert swim coaches, practitioners and youth sport scholars. Five higher order categories containing seventeen individual assets emerged. These results are discussed in relation to both existing models of positive youth development and implications for coaches, practitioners and parents when considering the psychosocial development of young British swimmers.
Databáze: OpenAIRE