Supporting the Transfer and Application of Life Skills beyond Sport

This is the third and final blog in a series on positive youth development in sport. If this is your first visit to this series, considering taking a few minutes to read the other two posts – Tips on how to deliver a quality youth sport program and Teaching life skills through sport . Life skills transfer is defined as an ongoing process where an individual applies a skill learned in one context...Read more

Teaching life skills through sport

This blog is the second in a series by the authors on positive youth development in sport. Check out the first blog, Tips on how to deliver a quality youth sport program . Sport is often celebrated as a platform through which to develop life skills, such as communication, teamwork, and respect. Approaches to develop these skills fall into two categories: Implicit approaches - where the inherent...Read more