Character Development Through Youth Sport: High School Coaches’ Perspectives about a Character-based Education Program
This study examined high school sports coaches’ perspectives about a character-based coach education workshop designed to promote positive coaching practices and transform the culture of youth sports. Fifteen coaches (Mage = 42.07, SD = 14.62, 73.3% male) provided feedback about Positive Coaching Al...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Clemson University Press
2016-05-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Youth Development |
| Online Access: | http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/13 |
| _version_ | 1797332314964885504 |
|---|---|
| author | Kaitlyn A. Ferris Andrea Vest Ettekal Jennifer P. Agans Brian M. Burkhard |
| author_facet | Kaitlyn A. Ferris Andrea Vest Ettekal Jennifer P. Agans Brian M. Burkhard |
| author_sort | Kaitlyn A. Ferris |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This study examined high school sports coaches’ perspectives about a character-based coach education workshop designed to promote positive coaching practices and transform the culture of youth sports. Fifteen coaches (Mage = 42.07, SD = 14.62, 73.3% male) provided feedback about Positive Coaching Alliance’s (PCA) “Double-Goal Coach” training program and what aspects of the workshop they applied to their coaching practices. Results indicated that coaches believed that participation in PCA workshops contributed to the value coaches attributed to individuals, to coach-oriented character development, and to positive relationships within youth sports. The coaches also suggested changes in future PCA workshops. These findings provide preliminary evidence that coaches’ incorporate skills acquired through participation in character-based coach education programs. We discuss implications for coaches and athletes, and for policies aimed at enhancing positive youth attributes developed through sport. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-08T07:48:22Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-f520881373214a21a4d8ae55ddda3e3a |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2325-4017 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-08T07:48:22Z |
| publishDate | 2016-05-01 |
| publisher | Clemson University Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Youth Development |
| spelling | doaj.art-f520881373214a21a4d8ae55ddda3e3a2024-02-02T15:36:49ZengClemson University PressJournal of Youth Development2325-40172016-05-0110312714010.5195/jyd.2015.1311Character Development Through Youth Sport: High School Coaches’ Perspectives about a Character-based Education ProgramKaitlyn A. Ferris0Andrea Vest Ettekal1Jennifer P. Agans2Brian M. Burkhard3Tufts UniversityTufts UniversityCornell UniversityTufts UniversityThis study examined high school sports coaches’ perspectives about a character-based coach education workshop designed to promote positive coaching practices and transform the culture of youth sports. Fifteen coaches (Mage = 42.07, SD = 14.62, 73.3% male) provided feedback about Positive Coaching Alliance’s (PCA) “Double-Goal Coach” training program and what aspects of the workshop they applied to their coaching practices. Results indicated that coaches believed that participation in PCA workshops contributed to the value coaches attributed to individuals, to coach-oriented character development, and to positive relationships within youth sports. The coaches also suggested changes in future PCA workshops. These findings provide preliminary evidence that coaches’ incorporate skills acquired through participation in character-based coach education programs. We discuss implications for coaches and athletes, and for policies aimed at enhancing positive youth attributes developed through sport.http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/13 |
| spellingShingle | Kaitlyn A. Ferris Andrea Vest Ettekal Jennifer P. Agans Brian M. Burkhard Character Development Through Youth Sport: High School Coaches’ Perspectives about a Character-based Education Program Journal of Youth Development |
| title | Character Development Through Youth Sport: High School Coaches’ Perspectives about a Character-based Education Program |
| title_full | Character Development Through Youth Sport: High School Coaches’ Perspectives about a Character-based Education Program |
| title_fullStr | Character Development Through Youth Sport: High School Coaches’ Perspectives about a Character-based Education Program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Character Development Through Youth Sport: High School Coaches’ Perspectives about a Character-based Education Program |
| title_short | Character Development Through Youth Sport: High School Coaches’ Perspectives about a Character-based Education Program |
| title_sort | character development through youth sport high school coaches perspectives about a character based education program |
| url | http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/13 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT kaitlynaferris characterdevelopmentthroughyouthsporthighschoolcoachesperspectivesaboutacharacterbasededucationprogram AT andreavestettekal characterdevelopmentthroughyouthsporthighschoolcoachesperspectivesaboutacharacterbasededucationprogram AT jenniferpagans characterdevelopmentthroughyouthsporthighschoolcoachesperspectivesaboutacharacterbasededucationprogram AT brianmburkhard characterdevelopmentthroughyouthsporthighschoolcoachesperspectivesaboutacharacterbasededucationprogram |