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How recreation and sport can impact the lives of youth with disabilities.
By: Cole Morash For many youth their lives are filled with activities. Whether its hanging out with friends, going to school, playing video games, or a vast variety of the other activity that youth engage in. At first glance there … Continue reading
Posted in Positive Youth Development, Youth and Disability
Tagged disability, inclusion, Recreation, youth development
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Impact of sport on disabled athletes/youth
By: Corbin Sisson Athletes with disabilities have significantly higher self-esteem, exhibit greater life satisfaction and happiness, are more externalized, and attain more education than individuals with disabilities who are non-athletes (1985). Athletes with disabilities and ensuring that everyone is included … Continue reading
Posted in Positive Youth Development, Youth and Disability
Tagged athletes with disabilities, inclusion, youth with disabilities
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The Effects of Relationships on Youth Development in Sport
by Lauren T. Relationships in sport play a huge role in youth development and enjoyment of the sport. Youth develop many relationships through sport. They develop relationships with parents, coaches, peers and all of those relationships can impact youth’s enjoyment … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 developmental assets, developmental relationships, youth development
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Modifying Canadian Youths Overall Physical Activity
By: Zach Brown Physical Activity in Canada can be thought of in many different ways. There is the good, the bad and the ugly. The good contains successes at the international level in high level amateur sport. At the last … Continue reading
Posted in physical education, Positive Youth Development
Tagged ParticipACTION, physical activity, youth development
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Youth Physical Activity in Contrast to Rural vs Urbanized Communities
Written by Ashtyn Smith Yousefian et al. (2009) states that youth living in rural areas are at a greater risk for physical inactivity and obesity. In the United States a national study took place and resulted in 16% of youth … Continue reading
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Tagged Childhood obesity, community, physical activity, physical inactivity, Sport, transportation, youth sport
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Benefits of Free Play for Youth
By: Lindsey Bryant Free play, or unstructured play, is necessary to a child’s positive development. Society has recently shifted putting a larger focus on structured activities for young children such as organized sport. Structured activities are scientifically shown to have … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 developmental assets, Lace model, postive youth development, unstructured play
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How Leisure Education Can Positively Affect Youths Living in Poverty
By Joe H. Youth living in poverty or youth living in impoverished areas face many barriers to participating in sport, recreation and leisure, they also face many barriers when it comes to their overall development. For example, according to Statistics … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 developmental assets, Leisure Education, Poverty
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Sport Dropout for Canadian Girls
by Meghan B. Released in June 2020 by Canadian Women and Sport (in partnership with JumpStart), the Rally Report outlines and describes the sport climate for women and girls in Canada. The report focuses on gender inequity in sport in … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Positive Youth Development
Tagged Achievement Goal Theory, girls in sport, Self-Determination Theory, Sport Commitment Model, sport dropout
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Does the Helicopter Parent have a Negative Impact on a Child’s Life?
By Andrew P. As young adults, we often find ourselves looking back to our past. Reminiscing back on what we see as fond memories of childhood. If we were to compare these memories with those of our parents, we see … Continue reading
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Tagged Helicopter Parents, parents, youth development
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Why Girls Drop Out of Youth Sports More Than Boys
by Isabel S. Sports have many benefits in terms of physical and mental health, social aspects, and other values that can be used in different areas of life. However, a recent study reports that 62% of adolescent females do not … Continue reading
Posted in Adolescence, Gender, Positive Youth Development, Sport
Tagged female athletes, gender, sport dropout, youth development
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Youth Development Through Recreation and Sport 