Coaching Positive Youth Development in Brazil: Recommendations for Coach Education Programs

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Gaion ◽  
Michel Milistetd ◽  
Fernando Santos ◽  
Andressa Contreira ◽  
Luciane Arantes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Developmental Experiences ◽  
Coach Learning ◽  
Preparation Period ◽  
Context Specific

Coaching positive youth development (PYD) represents a challenge for many participation and high-performance coaches across the globe, including in Brazil. Coach education has been acknowledged as a formal learning context that may help prepare coaches to effectively foster PYD outcomes and provide high-quality developmental experiences for athletes across different sport contexts. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to describe the key concepts and existing guidelines for coaching and coach education in Brazil, and provide context-specific recommendations for coach education to include PYD materials. Coaching in Brazil includes a long preparation period that includes diversified opportunities for coach learning. However, there are some discrepancies between the objectives and outcomes prioritized by governing bodies and sport organizations and how learning contexts are framed. In other words, although PYD is considered to be a necessary endeavor, it is not explicitly included in any coach education program. Moving forward, we provide several recommendations, through a bottom-up approach, in order to embed PYD within the Brazilian sport system.

Positive youth development related athlete experiences and coach behaviors following a targeted coach education course

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 621-630
Author(s):  
Dany J MacDonald ◽  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Karl Erickson ◽  
Fernando Santos
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Developmental Experiences ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Coach Behaviors ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study was to examine if a positive youth development (PYD) coach education course would (i) result in more positive developmental experiences perceived by athletes of participant coaches and (ii) increase the frequency of PYD-oriented behaviors exhibited by participant coaches. A total of 14 coaches and 270 athletes participated in the study. Eight coaches ( Mage = 38.0 years) overseeing 154 athletes ( Mage = 13.8 years) were in the control group, while six coaches ( Mage = 36.7 years) overseeing 116 athletes ( Mage = 13.9 years) were in the experimental group. The 10-week intervention combined a group-based PYD coach education course with individualized coach meetings. Seven practices per coach were observed and recorded at baseline ( n = 2), intervention ( n = 3), and follow-up ( n = 2). Athletes completed measures of coach-athlete relationships and sport experiences at the three time points. Results of the 2 × 3 (group × time) mixed ANOVAs demonstrated that coaches in the intervention group increased the frequency of their PYD-oriented behaviors during the intervention but returned to levels slightly above baseline at follow-up. Coaches in the control group did not change their behaviors over the same period. Athlete reports of their developmental experiences were high at all time points and did not change over time. Findings suggest PYD coach education has the potential to influence coach behavior, but further research is required to determine how to create sustained changes for coaches and increases in athletes’ perceived positive developmental experiences.

A New Era in Sport Organizations and Coach Development in Finland

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-343
Author(s):  
Kirsi Hämäläinen ◽  
Minna Blomqvist
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
New Era ◽  
Coach Development ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Common Understanding

The purpose of this article is to describe recent actions for sport organizations and coach development in Finland. Finnish Sport organizations and systems especially in high-performance sports have been in a transition phase in recent years. The high-performance sport systems have been analyzed and reorganized and new strategic goals were set. Coach development was chosen as one of the focus areas and the leadership of coach development is at the new High Performance Unit of the Olympic Committee. There are different education paths for coaches and all the organizations which provide coach education belong to a network for coach development. This network works for developing programs, learning concepts and tools and sharing of expertise. One key idea of the development work has been to conduct systematic research among Finnish coaches to gain objective information of coaches’ needs and learning experiences. As a result of this work, the Finnish Coach Competence Model was created as a tool and for creating common understanding of coaches’ competences and for developing education programs and coaches’ assessment. Creating a new learning culture and a network have been the main steps so far and the further development for those are also the main goals in future.

Youth Sport Coaches’ Perspective on Positive Youth Development and its Worth in Mainstream Coach Education Courses

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Santos ◽  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Dany J. MacDonald ◽  
Henrique Campos ◽  
Manuel Conceição ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Related Material ◽  
Developmental Context ◽  
Sport Coaches ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
Practical Implications

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.

scholarly journals High School Sport Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Coaches’ Ability to Facilitate Positive Youth Development

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Tanya Forneris ◽  
Pierre Trudel
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
High School Coaches ◽  
School Sport ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
High School Sport

Coaching for positive youth development (PYD) in the context of high school sport is a complex process given that many factors influence this environment. The purpose of this study was to explore the ability of high school coaches to facilitate PYD from the perspective of administrators, coaches, and athletes. Although stakeholders in general perceive coaches as having the ability to facilitate PYD, scores for coaches were higher than athletes and administrators and scores for athletes were higher than administrators. Furthermore, coaches who participated in coach education perceived themselves as having a greater ability to facilitate PYD compared to coaches with no coach education.

The Experiential Nature of Coach Education Within a Positive Youth Development Perspective: Implications for Practice and Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-406
Author(s):  
Tarkington J. Newman ◽  
Fernando Santos ◽  
António Cardoso ◽  
Paulo Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Youth Athletes ◽  
Life Skill Development ◽  
Development Perspective

Coaches’ role in positive youth development (PYD) has been extensively studied around the globe. Coach education has been considered crucial in helping foster PYD outcomes, such as emotional regulation, goal setting, and leadership. Thus, several researchers have attempted to provide a comprehensive understanding about how experiential learning could be utilized within PYD-focused coach education programs. The purpose of this article was to provide insight on the implications for research and practice associated with the integration of experiential learning opportunities within PYD-focused coach education. The authors shed light on how the existent literature on experiential learning may help bridge the gap between the delivery of PYD-focused coach education programs and actual coaching practices. Implications for research and practice are discussed in order to provide insight on how PYD-focused coach education programs could be configured to effectively train coaches and enhance their ability to promote PYD outcomes, such as life skill development, among youth athletes across a range of contexts.

scholarly journals Ecological Perspectives on Religion and Positive Youth Development

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 406
Author(s):  
Mona M. Abo-Zena ◽  
Meenal Rana
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Developmental Experiences ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Role Of Religion

A positivist orientation that marginalized the study of religion and spirituality in social science research has limited both its scope and focus. Given a primarily cognitive orientation to this inquiry, children, adolescents, and emerging adults were typically not the focus of research. More recently, the scope of research has been broadened to emphasize the need to understand contextual and developmental nuances, which are increasingly being reflected in a range of research designs, methods, and samples. The burgeoning scholarship on the role of religion and spirituality in the development of youth during this particularly formative developmental period has begun to shed light on how religion promotes and challenges positive youth development. While this expanding focus has begun to describe youth’s developmental experiences, the deep interconnections between individual youth, religious and spiritual systems, and the contexts and relationships in which youth develop remain understudied. This special issue on the role of religion and spirituality on positive youth development asserts the import of exploring ecological perspectives and influences when studying the role of religion and spirituality in the development of diverse youth and draws from interdisciplinary and lifespan perspectives to continue mapping the terrain of this area of study and ways to navigate it.

scholarly journals Positive youth development and gender differences in high performance sport

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1399-1407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna O’Connor ◽  
Lauren Gardner ◽  
Paul Larkin ◽  
Alun Pope ◽  
A. Mark Williams
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
High Performance ◽  
And Gender
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