Exam 10: Youth Involvement and Positive Development in Sport

How is coaches' knowledge conceptualized in Côté and Gilbert's (2009) definition of coaching effectiveness?

Which of the following is not one of the five suggested "best practices" that sport programmers and coaches should integrate into their programs?

A positive youth development approach focuses on the ________ of young people?

Briefly describe the three dimensions of parent behaviour associated with favourable children's sport socialization.

A water-polo coach places a great emphasis on building self-esteem, decreasing anxiety, and having fun. Which youth sport objective does he appear most focused on?

A coach who trains his athletes to improve their aerobic capacity for future games and is concerned with athletes improving in each performance is displaying which aspect of youth sport?

List any six of the eight features of settings that are most likely to foster positive assets in youths.

Côté and Gilbert (2009) proposed a definition of coaching effectiveness. Provide the definition of coaching effectiveness and describe its different components.

Recreational participation and elite performance through sampling have different outcomes in terms of performances, but similar psychosocial and physical health benefits.

Briefly explain the three trajectories proposed in the Developmental Model of Sport Participation.

A ten-year-old female who solely participates in the sport of swimming and trains up to eighteen hours per week is complaining of muscle soreness and is frequently injured. From a health perspective, what type of training has there probably been too great an emphasis placed on?

An athlete who has developed strong friendships through participating in youth sports has experienced which of the 4 C's?

Describe the 5 C's framework of positive youth development and how it has been adapted to sport research.

Tangible Support refers to concrete assistance given to children in stressful situations.

The more developmental assets an adolescent possesses, the less likely that he or she will use alcohol or be depressed, suicidal, or violent.

Children's decisions to engage in particular activities, their intensity of effort expended in these activities, and their actual performance levels are often influenced by parental ________.

The promotion of positive social norms is one of eight key setting features to be considered by policy makers, sport organizations, parents, and coaches when designing and implementing youth-sport programs.

A parent who provides comfort during times of stress and anxiety or expresses belief in the child's capabilities and competence is providing which dimension of parental behaviour associated with children's sport socialization, motivation, and behaviour?

Children who change soccer and basketball rules to suit their environment and their needs (for example, playing in the street, on a playing field, or in someone's backyard) are displaying which type of activity?

Coaches that display competitive spirit and evaluate their athletes' performance based on comparison with others promote personal assets in youth sport.