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Youth Sports Advocates
- Changing the Game Project – John O’Sullivan
- National Alliance for Youth Sports Coaches Association (NAYSCA)
- Winning Youth Coaching podcast – Craig Haworth
- JBMThinks – Janis B Meredith, Parenting Coach
Why this matters
Research
Sports Specialization in Youth Athletes – Conclusion: “Some degree of sports specialization is necessary to develop elite-level skill development. However, for most sports, such intense training in a single sport to the exclusion of others should be delayed until late adolescence to optimize success while minimizing injury, psychological stress, and burnout.”
The Impact of Sports on Youth Development – The impact of sports on social and physical development
A Qualitative Study of Sport Enjoyment in the Sampling Years
Project Play – The Aspen Institute – Project Play identified eight promising strategies that stakeholders can use to help every child become physically active through sports.
- Play 1: Ask Kids What They Want