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INTERNATIONAL SPORT COACHING JOURNAL
Volume 4, Issue 1, Pages 38-46Publisher
HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
DOI: 10.1123/iscj.2016-0092
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life skills; philosophy; field hockey; coaching practice
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Positive youth development (PYD) is a framework that has been widely used within sport research to outline sport's potential as a developmental context. Past research has indicated how coaches play important roles in facilitating PYD through sport and yet, PYD-related material remains largely absent from mainstream coach education courses (CEC). The purpose of the current study was to examine youth sport coaches' perspective on PYD and its worth in mainstream coach education courses. The participants were twelve Portuguese youth field hockey coaches (one female and eleven males) who coached athletes between four and eighteen years of age. Findings indicated that coaches valued PYD within their coaching philosophy, but were also highly motivated by performance and improving their players' motor skills. The participants deemed that CEC generally lack PYD-related material, adding that practical strategies informed by the PYD approach should be inherently part of CEC delivery. The findings have practical implications for coach educators, indicating a need and a desire on the part of coaches to have PYD-related content in mainstream CEC.
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