Abstract
Coach Education and Positive Youth Development as a Means of Improving Australian Sport.
Highlights
Sport plays a large role in Australian culture (Light, 2010) with over 90% of Australians involved in playing or watching sport (Australian Sports Commission, 2017)
The objective of this paper is to suggest that Australian sport coaches, are vital in sustaining Australian youth sport participation (Duda, 1996; Cote and Mallett, 2012; Vella et al, 2013)
Successful integration of positive youth development coach education into Australian youth sport will require the collaboration of governing sporting bodies, policymakers, education providers, coaches, sporting clubs, and parents (Camire, 2015; Australian Sports Commission, 2017)
Summary
Sport plays a large role in Australian culture (Light, 2010) with over 90% of Australians involved in playing or watching sport (Australian Sports Commission, 2017). The objective of this paper is to suggest that Australian sport coaches, are vital in sustaining Australian youth sport participation (Duda, 1996; Cote and Mallett, 2012; Vella et al, 2013). Positive youth development through sport has been shown to increase participant retention (Smith and Smoll, 1997; Cote et al, 2010), due to enhancing athletes’ general well-being (Roth and Brooks-Gunn, 2003; Falcao et al, 2012) and boosting their enjoyment of sport. This paper will conclude with research recommendations aimed at advancing our understanding of the effectiveness of Australian coaches and Australian coach education in promoting positive youth development through sport
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